🇵🇹 Portugal Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇵🇹 Portugal PT / PRT #109

Nomad Score 68.0

Cities 43

Region European Union, Mediterranean, Lusophone, Iberian Peninsula, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Nomad Retreats, Europe, Europe, Southern Europe

Currency EUR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary semi-presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 56/100

Press Freedom (2025) 84.3/100 #8

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.822

HDI 0.890

Regional Blocs EU

🏛 WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

Political Stability (2023) 71th pct

Rule of Law (2023) 83th pct

Corruption Control (2023) 74th pct

Govt Effectiveness (2023) 80th pct

Regulatory Quality (2023) 75th pct

Voice & Accountability (2023) 88th pct

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2022) 0.7/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 8.2/100k

Military Spending (2024) 1.5% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary semi-presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Portugal	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Prime Minister of Portugal	Luís Montenegro

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 56 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 84.3 / 100

Global Rank #8 / 180

Rank Change -1 vs previous year

RSF Zone UE Balkans

Political #8 88.8

Economic #20 65.8

Legal #9 86.2

Social #6 86.7

Safety #13 93.8

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.822

Liberal 0.717

Participatory 0.529

Deliberative 0.691

Egalitarian 0.614

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	84.3	8	88.8	65.8	86.2	86.7	93.8
2024	85.9	7	91.5	72.9	83.8	88.3	93.0
2023	84.6	9	86.3	71.0	84.4	89.8	91.5
2022	87.1	7	91.9	77.4	84.2	93.1	88.7
2021	89.9	9	-	-	-	-	100.0
2020	88.2	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	87.4	12	-	-	-	-	82.1
2018	85.8	14	-	-	-	-	93.1
2017	84.2	18	-	-	-	-	100.0
2016	82.7	23	-	-	-	-	100.0
2015	82.9	26	-	-	-	-	100.0
2014	82.3	30	-	-	-	-	-
2013	83.3	28	-	-	-	-	-
2012	5.3	33	-	-	-	-	-
2010	12.4	40	-	-	-	-	-
2009	8.0	30	-	-	-	-	-
2008	4.0	16	-	-	-	-	-
2007	2.0	8	-	-	-	-	-
2006	3.0	12	-	-	-	-	-
2005	4.8	23	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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