New Zealand vs Spain: Political civil liberties index
New Zealand
0.929
in 2025
Spain
0.925
in 2025
New Zealand rank
20th
Spain rank
22nd
Political civil liberties index over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.929 against 0.925 in Spain, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.864 | 0.3839 | 0.4801 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.8954 | 0.4081 | 0.4873 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.9 | 0.5051 | 0.3949 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.9 | 0.5224 | 0.3776 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.9029 | 0.539 | 0.3639 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.9276 | 0.543 | 0.3846 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.8943 | 0.543 | 0.3513 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.9215 | 0.2659 | 0.6556 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.9138 | 0.6744 | 0.2394 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.8882 | 0.021 | 0.8672 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.9122 | 0.023 | 0.8892 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.9414 | 0.0478 | 0.8936 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9442 | 0.3172 | 0.627 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9555 | 0.9608 | 0.0053 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.964 | 0.966 | 0.002 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.964 | 0.9619 | 0.0021 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.9594 | 0.943 | 0.0164 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9458 | 0.9325 | 0.0133 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 0.929 against 0.925 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.004, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- New Zealand ranks 20th 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.