Spain vs Tunisia: Democracy
Spain
2
in 2018
Tunisia
2
in 2018
Spain rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Spain
- Tunisia
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2 against 2 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Tunisia ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Spain |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Spain |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Spain or Tunisia?
- Spain, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Spain and Tunisia?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tunisia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Tunisia rank globally for democracy?
- Spain ranks 1st and Tunisia 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).