Colombia vs Spain: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Spain?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Spain?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia 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.
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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).