Slovakia vs Spain: Electoral democracy

Slovakia
2
in 2025
Spain
2
in 2025
Slovakia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Slovakia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Slovakia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0.1 0.1 Spain
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.1 0 0.1 Slovakia
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0.2 0 0.2 Slovakia
1870s 1 0.1 0.9 Slovakia
1880s 1 0 1 Slovakia
1890s 1 0 1 Slovakia
1900s 1 0 1 Slovakia
1910s 0.9 0 0.9 Slovakia
1920s 2 0 2 Slovakia
1930s 2 1.33 0.6667 Slovakia
1940s 0.4 0 0.4 Slovakia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0.7 0.7 Spain
1980s 0 2 2 Spain
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
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, Slovakia or Spain?
Slovakia, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Slovakia and Spain?
0, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Spain?
230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Slovakia and Spain rank globally for electoral democracy?
Slovakia 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.