Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Spain
Spain: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.835 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.835
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.921
in 2005
All-time low
0.314
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Spain, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Spain is 0.835, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Spain peaked at 0.921 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 1900.
That places Spain 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.314 | — |
| 1901 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.331 | +5.4% |
| 1910 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.337 | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.345 | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.35 | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.338 | -3.4% |
| 1923 | 0.334 | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.341 | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.531 | +55.7% |
| 1932 | 0.681 | +28.2% |
| 1933 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.686 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.656 | -4.4% |
| 1937 | 0.552 | -15.9% |
| 1938 | 0.533 | -3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.524 | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.38 | -27.5% |
| 1941 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.396 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.396 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.408 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.45 | +10.3% |
| 1961 | 0.464 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.466 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.469 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.488 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.487 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.51 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.508 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.532 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.711 | +33.6% |
| 1978 | 0.854 | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.863 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.87 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.881 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.896 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.894 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.905 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.915 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.919 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.921 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.917 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.915 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.904 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.893 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.869 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.872 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.88 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.885 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.873 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.899 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.893 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.904 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.883 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.818 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.834 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.832 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.835 | +0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.835 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.835 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3157 | 0.314 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3412 | 0.331 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3418 | 0.334 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5871 | 0.341 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3852 | 0.38 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4008 | 0.396 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4718 | 0.45 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6009 | 0.508 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.89 | 0.863 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.915 | 0.915 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9192 | 0.917 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8883 | 0.869 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.851 | 0.818 | 0.904 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 New Zealand 0.85 compare
- 28 Barbados 0.848 compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.839 compare
- 31 Seychelles 0.833 compare
- 32 France 0.813 compare
- 33 Finland 0.811 compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Spain?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Spain was 0.835 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 2005.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 1900.
- How does Spain rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.