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title: "Portugal: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Portugal politics: ranks #26 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 71.7/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇵🇹 Portugal: Politics & Democracy

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 71.7 (on a 0–100 scale), Portugal ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#26 of 179

Score (0–100)

71.7

10-year change

−11.2

[Full rankings →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)

## Current leaders

António José Seguro

Head of State · Socialist Party

since 2026-03-09

Luís Montenegro

Head of Government · Social Democratic Party

since 2024-04-02

## Democracy trend

Portugal — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 71.7 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Portugal's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Slovenia · 96.9%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/prt-vs-svn)[Slovakia · 96.6%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/prt-vs-svk)[Montenegro · 96.4%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/mne-vs-prt)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/portugal)

## Frequently asked questions

Is Portugal a democracy?

Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 71.7 (on a 0–100 scale), Portugal ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #26 of 179 countries in 2025.

Is democracy in Portugal improving or declining?

Portugal's V-Dem liberal democracy score fell by 11.2 points over the past decade (a decline on this index), standing at 71.7 in 2025 (1-year change: −3.7).

Who leads Portugal?

António José Seguro is Portugal's head of state (Socialist Party); Luís Montenegro serves as head of government (Social Democratic Party).

## More on Portugal

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/portugal)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/portugal/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/portugal/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/portugal/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/portugal)

- [Portugal's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/portugal)
- [Where Portugal ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.