Czechia vs Spain: Democracy

Czechia
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Czechia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Spain ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Spain Difference Ahead
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 0.6 1.4 Czechia
1930s 1.89 1.89 0
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 Czechia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.7 0.7 Spain
1980s 0.1 2 1.9 Spain
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, Czechia or Spain?
Czechia, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Spain?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
94 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).