Regulation of political participation score in Spain

Spain: Regulation of political participation score was 5 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
5
in 1879
All-time low
1
in 1900
Years of data
203
1800–2018

Regulation of political participation score in Spain, 1800–2018

12345180019092018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, regulation of political participation score in Spain stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 203 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulation of political participation score in Spain peaked at 5 in 1879 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1900.

That places Spain 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 203 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 4 4 4 8
1810s 4 4 4 6
1820s 3 3 3 10
1830s 3 3 3 9
1840s 3 3 3 10
1850s 3 3 3 10
1860s 3 3 3 8
1870s 3.71 3 5 7
1880s 5 5 5 10
1890s 5 5 5 10
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 1 1 1 10
1920s 3.1 1 4 10
1930s 3.11 3 4 9
1940s 4 4 4 10
1950s 4 4 4 10
1960s 4 4 4 10
1970s 3.43 2 4 7
1980s 4.4 2 5 10
1990s 5 5 5 10
2000s 5 5 5 10
2010s 5 5 5 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Australia 5 compare
  2. 1 Austria 5 compare
  3. 1 Canada 5 compare
  4. 1 Cabo Verde 5 compare
  5. 1 Chile 5 compare
  6. 1 Costa Rica 5 compare
  7. 1 Cyprus 5 compare
  8. 1 Denmark 5 compare
  9. 1 Finland 5 compare
  10. 1 France 5 compare
  11. 1 Germany 5 compare
  12. 1 Greece 5 compare
  13. 1 Hungary 5 compare
  14. 1 Ireland 5 compare
  15. 1 Italy 5 compare
  16. 1 Japan 5 compare
  17. 1 Lithuania 5 compare
  18. 1 Luxembourg 5 compare
  19. 1 Mauritius 5 compare
  20. 1 Mongolia 5 compare
  21. 1 Netherlands 5 compare
  22. 1 New Zealand 5 compare
  23. 1 Norway 5 compare
  24. 1 Panama 5 compare
  25. 1 Poland 5 compare
  26. 1 Portugal 5 compare
  27. 1 Slovakia 5 compare
  28. 1 Slovenia 5 compare
  29. 1 Sweden 5 compare
  30. 1 Switzerland 5 compare
  31. 1 Taïwan 5 compare
  32. 1 Uruguay 5 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is regulation of political participation score in Spain?
Regulation of political participation score in Spain was 5 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest regulation of political participation score recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 1879.
What is the lowest regulation of political participation score recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.
How does Spain rank for regulation of political participation score?
Spain ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is regulation of political participation score rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Regulation of political participation score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 203 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Regulation of political participation score in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/regulation-of-political-participation-score/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/regulation-of-political-participation-score/spain/">Regulation of political participation score in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Regulation of political participation score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed