Spain vs Sweden: Democracy
Spain
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Spain rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1910s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Sweden |
| 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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Spain and Sweden?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Spain ranks 1st and Sweden 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).