Political rights score fh in Portugal
Portugal: Political rights score fh was 39 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40
in 2002
All-time low
39
in 2008
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Portugal, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 39 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Portugal peaked at 40 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political rights score fh in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40 | — |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.75 | 39 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 9 Australia 39 compare
- 9 Canada 39 compare
- 9 Estonia 39 compare
- 9 Netherlands 39 compare
- 9 Norway 39 compare
- 9 San Marino 39 compare
- 9 Slovenia 39 compare
- 9 Switzerland 39 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39 compare
More social development data for Portugal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 70,349 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Portugal?
- Political rights score fh in Portugal was 39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for political rights score fh?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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