Bahamas vs Spain: Democracy

Bahamas
7
in 2025
Spain
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Spain
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1790s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1800s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1810s 2 0.6 1.4 Bahamas
1820s 2 0.9 1.1 Bahamas
1830s 2 1.2 0.8 Bahamas
1840s 2 2 0
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 1.6 0.4 Bahamas
1870s 2 1.4 0.6 Bahamas
1880s 2 2 0
1890s 2 2 0
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 0.6 1.4 Bahamas
1930s 2 3.5 1.5 Spain
1940s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1950s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1960s 5 0 5 Bahamas
1970s 7 1.9 5.1 Bahamas
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Spain?
Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Spain?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Spain?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).