ESP vs GBR: Liberal political institutions
ESP
1
in 2025
GBR
1
in 2025
ESP rank
1st
GBR rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- ESP
- GBR
How they compare
ESP currently reports 1 against 1 in GBR, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, GBR has been ahead every year.
ESP ranks 1st and GBR ranks 1st of 176 countries.
GBR has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESP | GBR | 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | GBR |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | GBR |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | GBR |
| 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, ESP or GBR?
- ESP, at 1 against 1 in GBR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between ESP and GBR?
- 0, with ESP ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESP and GBR?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do ESP and GBR rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- ESP ranks 1st and GBR 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