Philippines vs Portugal: Competitive elections
Philippines
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Philippines rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Philippines
- Portugal
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Philippines ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Philippines or Portugal?
- Philippines, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Philippines and Portugal?
- 0, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Portugal rank globally for competitive elections?
- Philippines ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.