Japan vs Spain: Democracy Index
Japan
10
in 2018
Spain
10
in 2018
Japan rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10 against 10 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | -10 | -10 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | -10 | -9 | 1 | Spain |
| 1820s | -10 | -5.4 | 4.6 | Spain |
| 1830s | -10 | -4.2 | 5.8 | Spain |
| 1840s | -10 | -1.5 | 8.5 | Spain |
| 1850s | -9.7 | -4.5 | 5.2 | Spain |
| 1860s | -2.6 | -5.4 | 2.8 | Japan |
| 1870s | 1 | -0.9 | 1.9 | Japan |
| 1880s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Spain |
| 1890s | 1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Spain |
| 1900s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1 | -2.6 | 3.6 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1 | -7 | 8 | Japan |
| 1950s | 10 | -7 | 17 | Japan |
| 1960s | 10 | -7 | 17 | Japan |
| 1970s | 10 | -1.4 | 11.4 | Japan |
| 1980s | 10 | 9.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy index, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 10 against 10 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy index between Japan and Spain?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for democracy index?
- Japan ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).