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
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?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.