Estonia vs Spain: Participatory political institutions index

Estonia
0.632
in 2025
Spain
0.636
in 2025
Estonia rank
30th
Spain rank
28th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Estonia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.636 against 0.632 in Estonia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 0.086 0.11 0.024 Spain
1790s 0.086 0.11 0.024 Spain
1800s 0.086 0.1148 0.0288 Spain
1810s 0.086 0.1813 0.0953 Spain
1820s 0.086 0.2264 0.1404 Spain
1830s 0.086 0.2267 0.1407 Spain
1840s 0.086 0.26 0.174 Spain
1850s 0.086 0.26 0.174 Spain
1860s 0.2844 0.262 0.0224 Estonia
1870s 0.2987 0.2806 0.0181 Estonia
1880s 0.299 0.281 0.018 Estonia
1890s 0.114 0.2674 0.1534 Spain
1900s 0.1172 0.262 0.1448 Spain
1910s 0.222 0.262 0.04 Spain
1920s 0.6212 0.1455 0.4757 Estonia
1930s 0.553 0.4079 0.1451 Estonia
1940s 0.049 0.0575 0.0085 Spain
1950s 0.049 0.0886 0.0396 Spain
1960s 0.1659 0.0524 0.1135 Estonia
1970s 0.2132 0.1634 0.0498 Estonia
1980s 0.2289 0.6747 0.4458 Spain
1990s 0.6436 0.67 0.0264 Spain
2000s 0.6654 0.6542 0.0112 Estonia
2010s 0.6511 0.6564 0.0053 Spain
2020s 0.6357 0.643 0.0073 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Estonia or Spain?
Spain, at 0.636 against 0.632 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Estonia and Spain?
0.004, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Spain?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Spain rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Estonia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed