Italy vs Spain: Democracy
Italy
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0.2222 | 0.7778 | Italy |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Italy |
| 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, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Italy and Spain?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2018.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Italy 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).