Canada vs Spain: Political civil liberties index
Canada
0.922
in 2025
Spain
0.925
in 2025
Canada rank
23rd
Spain rank
22nd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.925 against 0.922 in Canada, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.83 | 0.3458 | 0.4842 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.83 | 0.3659 | 0.4641 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.83 | 0.4081 | 0.4219 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.83 | 0.5051 | 0.3249 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.83 | 0.5224 | 0.3076 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.83 | 0.539 | 0.291 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.853 | 0.543 | 0.31 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.8368 | 0.543 | 0.2938 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.841 | 0.2659 | 0.5751 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.8395 | 0.6744 | 0.1651 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.8312 | 0.021 | 0.8102 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.8923 | 0.023 | 0.8693 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.9239 | 0.0478 | 0.8761 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9283 | 0.3172 | 0.6111 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.933 | 0.9608 | 0.0278 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9388 | 0.966 | 0.0272 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9283 | 0.9619 | 0.0336 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9335 | 0.943 | 0.0095 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9345 | 0.9325 | 0.002 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.925 against 0.922 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Canada and Spain?
- 0.003, with Spain 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 political civil liberties index?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.