Nepal vs Spain: Democracy

Nepal
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Nepal rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Spain Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0.3 0.3 Spain
1830s 0 0.4 0.4 Spain
1840s 0.4 1 0.6 Spain
1850s 1 0.9 0.1 Nepal
1860s 1 0.2 0.8 Nepal
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 2 1 Spain
1910s 1 2 1 Spain
1920s 1 0.6 0.4 Nepal
1930s 1 1.7 0.7 Spain
1940s 1 0 1 Nepal
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 Nepal
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.7 0.7 Spain
1980s 0.9 2 1.1 Spain
1990s 1.1 2 0.9 Spain
2000s 1.2 2 0.8 Spain
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nepal or Spain?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nepal and Spain?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Spain?
213 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Nepal 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).