France vs Spain: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 1830s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 1840s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | France |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | France |
| 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, France or Spain?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Spain?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- France 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).