Nauru vs Portugal: Democracy
Nauru
7
in 2025
Portugal
7
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Nauru
- Portugal
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 7 against 7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Portugal ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.2 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Nauru |
| 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, Nauru or Portugal?
- Nauru, at 7 against 7 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nauru and Portugal?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Portugal?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Nauru 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).