Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Denmark or Spain?

Spain, at 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Spain: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Denmark

0.987

in 2025

Spain

0.988

in 2025

Denmark rank

7th

Spain rank

5th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Denmark
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.011	0.242	0.231	Spain
1790s	0.011	0.242	0.231	Spain
1800s	0.011	0.242	0.231	Spain
1810s	0.011	0.4226	0.4116	Spain
1820s	0.011	0.474	0.463	Spain
1830s	0.0143	0.474	0.4597	Spain
1840s	0.1052	0.474	0.3688	Spain
1850s	0.1715	0.474	0.3025	Spain
1860s	0.3259	0.474	0.1481	Spain
1870s	0.58	0.474	0.106	Denmark
1880s	0.58	0.474	0.106	Denmark
1890s	0.58	0.358	0.222	Denmark
1900s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1910s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1920s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1930s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1940s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1950s	0.58	0	0.58	Denmark
1960s	0.673	0	0.673	Denmark
1970s	0.9844	0	0.9844	Denmark
1980s	0.99	0.9886	0.0014	Denmark
1990s	0.99	0.992	0.002	Spain
2000s	0.9867	0.992	0.0053	Spain
2010s	0.9745	0.9887	0.0142	Spain
2020s	0.9823	0.988	0.0057	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Denmark or Spain?: Spain, at 0.988 against 0.987 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Denmark and Spain?: 0.001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Denmark ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.