Canada vs Spain: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Canada
1.88
in 2025
Spain
1.97
in 2025
Canada rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.97 against 1.88 in Canada, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.07 | -0.556 | 1.63 | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.07 | -0.008 | 1.08 | Canada |
| 1860s | 1.07 | 0.129 | 0.942 | Canada |
| 1870s | 1.07 | 0.129 | 0.942 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1.07 | 0.129 | 0.942 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1.07 | 0.129 | 0.942 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1.13 | 0.129 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.37 | 0.129 | 1.24 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.37 | -0.1531 | 1.52 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.37 | 0.4168 | 0.9502 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.37 | 0.0689 | 1.3 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.37 | 0.2 | 1.17 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.91 | 0.419 | 1.49 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.49 | 1.04 | 1.45 | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.51 | 3.05 | 0.537 | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 3.05 | 0.537 | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.51 | 3.05 | 0.537 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.37 | 0.195 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 2.23 | 0.3575 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.97 against 1.88 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Canada and Spain?
- 0.09, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Canada ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.