Spain vs United Kingdom: Democracy
Spain
2
in 2018
United Kingdom
2
in 2018
Spain rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 213 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 167 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 2 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for democracy?
- Spain ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 167 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).