Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Brazil or Spain?

Spain, at 0.909 against 0.908 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Spain: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Brazil

0.908

in 2025

Spain

0.909

in 2025

Brazil rank

22nd

Spain rank

19th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Brazil
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.909 against 0.908 in Brazil, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.212	0.276	0.064	Spain
1790s	0.212	0.276	0.064	Spain
1800s	0.212	0.2744	0.0624	Spain
1810s	0.212	0.3555	0.1435	Spain
1820s	0.2957	0.3858	0.0901	Spain
1830s	0.362	0.4177	0.0557	Spain
1840s	0.3582	0.4565	0.0983	Spain
1850s	0.366	0.4626	0.0966	Spain
1860s	0.366	0.466	0.1	Spain
1870s	0.3572	0.505	0.1478	Spain
1880s	0.372	0.505	0.133	Spain
1890s	0.3603	0.516	0.1557	Spain
1900s	0.3655	0.5162	0.1507	Spain
1910s	0.365	0.517	0.152	Spain
1920s	0.3641	0.3824	0.0183	Spain
1930s	0.2297	0.5425	0.3128	Spain
1940s	0.3222	0.1992	0.123	Brazil
1950s	0.5661	0.2212	0.3449	Brazil
1960s	0.3624	0.241	0.1214	Brazil
1970s	0.1878	0.4258	0.238	Spain
1980s	0.4825	0.9074	0.4249	Spain
1990s	0.822	0.9181	0.0961	Spain
2000s	0.8557	0.9244	0.0687	Spain
2010s	0.8537	0.9087	0.055	Spain
2020s	0.8217	0.9072	0.0855	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Brazil or Spain?: Spain, at 0.909 against 0.908 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Brazil and Spain?: 0.001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Brazil ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.