Kazakhstan vs Spain: Justified Political Positions Score

Kazakhstan
1.16
in 2025
Spain
1.15
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Spain rank
59th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Spain
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.16 against 1.15 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Spain ranks 59th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Spain Difference Ahead
1900s -1.41 -0.498 0.9141 Spain
1910s -0.4555 -0.498 0.0425 Kazakhstan
1920s 0.5519 -0.9893 1.54 Kazakhstan
1930s 0.2737 0.2152 0.0585 Kazakhstan
1940s 0.2658 -1.05 1.31 Kazakhstan
1950s 0.2656 -1.05 1.31 Kazakhstan
1960s 0.292 -1.05 1.34 Kazakhstan
1970s 0.292 -0.033 0.325 Kazakhstan
1980s 0.7613 1.98 1.22 Spain
1990s 0.1358 1.94 1.81 Spain
2000s -0.0038 2.06 2.07 Spain
2010s 0.2274 1.71 1.48 Spain
2020s 0.954 1.34 0.3888 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Kazakhstan or Spain?
Kazakhstan, at 1.16 against 1.15 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Kazakhstan and Spain?
0.01, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Spain?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Spain rank globally for justified political positions score?
Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Spain ranks 59th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.