Italy vs Spain: Engaged Society Score
Italy
2.21
in 2025
Spain
2.24
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Spain rank
15th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.24 against 2.21 in Italy, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Spain ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | -2.02 | -2.08 | 0.054 | Italy |
| 1820s | -2.02 | -1.04 | 0.9838 | Spain |
| 1830s | -2.02 | -0.9728 | 1.05 | Spain |
| 1840s | -1.81 | -0.24 | 1.57 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.098 | -0.24 | 0.338 | Italy |
| 1860s | -0.0252 | -0.1632 | 0.138 | Italy |
| 1870s | -0.056 | 0.117 | 0.173 | Spain |
| 1880s | -0.056 | -0.294 | 0.238 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.583 | -0.294 | 0.877 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.768 | -0.294 | 1.06 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.6532 | -0.294 | 0.9472 | Italy |
| 1920s | -1.75 | -1.2 | 0.552 | Spain |
| 1930s | -3.14 | 0.1555 | 3.3 | Spain |
| 1940s | -0.9995 | -2.17 | 1.17 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.64 | -1.96 | 3.6 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.8 | -1.65 | 3.46 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.22 | -0.2312 | 2.45 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.22 | 1.79 | 0.424 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.19 | 1.79 | 0.3937 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 1.79 | 0.4195 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.24 | 0.2186 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.39 | 2.25 | 0.144 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.24 against 2.21 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Italy and Spain?
- 0.03, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for engaged society score?
- Italy ranks 18th and Spain ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.