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Spain vs United Kingdom: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Spain
0.988
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.99
in 2025
Spain rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
4th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.99 against 0.988 in Spain, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 16 and United Kingdom in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0.242 0.049 0.193 Spain
1790s 0.242 0.049 0.193 Spain
1800s 0.242 0.049 0.193 Spain
1810s 0.4226 0.049 0.3736 Spain
1820s 0.474 0.049 0.425 Spain
1830s 0.474 0.1325 0.3415 Spain
1840s 0.474 0.216 0.258 Spain
1850s 0.474 0.216 0.258 Spain
1860s 0.474 0.216 0.258 Spain
1870s 0.474 0.216 0.258 Spain
1880s 0.474 0.3373 0.1367 Spain
1890s 0.358 0.877 0.519 United Kingdom
1900s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1910s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1920s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1930s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1940s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1950s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1960s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1970s 0 0.877 0.877 United Kingdom
1980s 0.9886 0.877 0.1116 Spain
1990s 0.992 0.877 0.115 Spain
2000s 0.992 0.972 0.02 Spain
2010s 0.9887 0.972 0.0167 Spain
2020s 0.988 0.9682 0.0198 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Spain or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.99 against 0.988 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Spain and United Kingdom?
0.002, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
Spain ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th 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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About this data

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

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