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?
- 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.