Czechia vs Spain: Transparent laws
Czechia
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Czechia
- Spain
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Czechia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Czechia |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Czechia |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Czechia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Czechia or Spain?
- Czechia, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Czechia and Spain?
- 0, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for transparent laws?
- Czechia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.