Burkina Faso vs Spain: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Spain
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Spain?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Spain?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Spain?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).