Marshall Islands vs Portugal: Democracy
Marshall Islands
7
in 2025
Portugal
7
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Marshall Islands
- Portugal
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 7 against 7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Portugal ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.7 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Marshall Islands or Portugal?
- Marshall Islands, at 7 against 7 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Marshall Islands and Portugal?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Portugal?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Marshall Islands 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).