Which has higher tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index, Korea or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.822 against 0.819 in Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Portugal: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Korea

0.819

in 2025

Portugal

0.822

in 2025

Korea rank

24th

Portugal rank

22nd

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Korea
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.822 against 0.819 in Korea, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.

Korea ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.015	0.015	0	—
1790s	0.015	0.015	0	—
1800s	0.015	0.015	0	—
1810s	0.015	0.015	0	—
1820s	0.015	0.1536	0.1386	Portugal
1830s	0.015	0.0884	0.0734	Portugal
1840s	0.015	0.129	0.114	Portugal
1850s	0.015	0.139	0.124	Portugal
1860s	0.015	0.1621	0.1471	Portugal
1870s	0.015	0.1663	0.1513	Portugal
1880s	0.0168	0.178	0.1612	Portugal
1890s	0.0249	0.1696	0.1447	Portugal
1900s	0.0214	0.1478	0.1264	Portugal
1910s	0.0123	0.2286	0.2163	Portugal
1920s	0.014	0.1862	0.1722	Portugal
1930s	0.014	0.1134	0.0994	Portugal
1940s	0.0708	0.1169	0.0461	Portugal
1950s	0.2568	0.1206	0.1362	Korea
1960s	0.2536	0.1255	0.1281	Korea
1970s	0.2246	0.3886	0.164	Portugal
1980s	0.3359	0.8574	0.5215	Portugal
1990s	0.7225	0.8638	0.1413	Portugal
2000s	0.8184	0.883	0.0646	Portugal
2010s	0.7672	0.8893	0.1221	Portugal
2020s	0.7948	0.8548	0.06	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index, Korea or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.822 against 0.819 in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index between Korea and Portugal?: 0.003, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Korea ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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