Peru vs Spain: Democracy

Peru
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Peru rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Peru
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Spain ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Spain Difference Ahead
1820s 1 0.2222 0.7778 Peru
1830s 1 0.4 0.6 Peru
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 0.9 0.1 Peru
1860s 1 0.2 0.8 Peru
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 2 1 Spain
1910s 1 2 1 Spain
1920s 0 0.6 0.6 Spain
1930s 0.9 1.7 0.8 Spain
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 Peru
1950s 1 0 1 Peru
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Peru
1970s 0.2 0.7 0.5 Spain
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 1.2 2 0.8 Spain
2000s 1.9 2 0.1 Spain
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Peru or Spain?
Peru, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Peru and Spain?
0, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
196 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
How do Peru and Spain rank globally for democracy?
Peru 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).