Canada vs Spain: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Canada
0.641
in 2025
Spain
0.636
in 2025
Canada rank
25th
Spain rank
28th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.641 against 0.636 in Spain, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.5691 | 0.26 | 0.3091 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.571 | 0.26 | 0.311 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.572 | 0.262 | 0.31 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.576 | 0.2806 | 0.2954 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.576 | 0.281 | 0.295 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.576 | 0.2674 | 0.3086 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.5754 | 0.262 | 0.3134 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.5756 | 0.262 | 0.3136 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.6137 | 0.1455 | 0.4682 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.6131 | 0.4079 | 0.2052 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.6272 | 0.0575 | 0.5697 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.629 | 0.0886 | 0.5404 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.6335 | 0.0524 | 0.5811 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6301 | 0.1634 | 0.4667 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6288 | 0.6747 | 0.0459 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6593 | 0.67 | 0.0107 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6292 | 0.6542 | 0.025 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.6218 | 0.6564 | 0.0346 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6335 | 0.643 | 0.0095 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 0.641 against 0.636 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Canada and Spain?
- 0.005, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Canada ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.