Bahamas vs Spain: Democracy
Bahamas
7
in 2025
Spain
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Spain
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
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).