Liberia vs Spain: Electoral democracy
Liberia
2
in 2025
Spain
2
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Liberia
- Spain
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Spain ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3333 | 2 | 1.67 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Liberia or Spain?
- Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Liberia and Spain?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Spain?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Spain rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Liberia 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 Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.