Israel vs Spain: Liberal political institutions
Israel
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Israel rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Israel
- Spain
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Israel ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Israel |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Israel |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Israel or Spain?
- Israel, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Israel and Spain?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Israel ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions