Italy vs Spain: Liberal political institutions
Italy
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 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, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Italy and Spain?
- 0, with Italy 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 liberal political institutions?
- Italy 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