Social Development in Portugal 167 indicators covering social development for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 70,349 2025 up 8,166.6% 58th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 2025 up 289.3% 150th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 273.2% 169th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 109 2025 up 289.3% 150th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0065 units per person 2025 up 7,824.8% 59th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 4,646.7% 83rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.8% 70th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 70,349 2025 up 8,166.6% 58th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.9091 % change on previous year 2025 up 86.4% 141st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 123.5% 168th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.836 2025 down 13.2% 63rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.717 2025 down 13.5% 26th Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 2025 down 7.3% 22nd Freedom of Association Index 0.874 2025 down 1.9% 35th Freedom of Expression Index 0.899 2025 down 7.5% 30th Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 2025 down 17.2% 29th Varieties of democracy 0.822 2025 down 7.3% 22nd Liberal democracy 2 2025 down 33.3% 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.836 2025 down 13.2% 63rd Key features of human rights 0.836 2025 down 13.2% 63rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.822 2025 down 7.3% 22nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.717 2025 down 13.5% 26th Executive Corruption Index 0.076 2025 up 65.2% 148th Judicial Corruption Score 0.737 2025 down 55.4% 71st Public Sector Corruption Index 0.115 2025 up 76.9% 143rd Key features of democracy 0.822 2025 down 7.3% 22nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,583.7% 111th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -4.91 % change on previous year 2025 — 140th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.717 2025 down 13.5% 26th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,583.7% 111th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,541.2% 162nd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 down 33.3% 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,583.7% 111th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 2025 down 7.3% 22nd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.614 2025 down 22.9% 37th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.691 2025 down 14.7% 27th Direct Democracy Index 0.028 2025 down 78.9% 98th Key media freedoms 3.19 2025 up 29.4% 4th Media Corruption Score 1.74 2025 down 12.6% 38th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.826 2025 down 14.0% 49th Legislative Corruption Score 0.838 2025 down 3.5% 53rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.8% 108th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.3% 97th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.8% 108th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.8% 108th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 132nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.6856 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10,438.0% 44th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 66.7% 159th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.09 2019 up 49.0% 52nd Page 1 of 3 Next →