Guatemala vs Spain: Freedom of expression index
Guatemala
0.839
in 2025
Spain
0.843
in 2025
Guatemala rank
47th
Spain rank
45th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Guatemala
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.843 against 0.839 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 47th and Spain ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.132 | 0.105 | 0.027 | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 0.132 | 0.105 | 0.027 | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 0.132 | 0.1731 | 0.0411 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.1453 | 0.2678 | 0.1225 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.3189 | 0.2324 | 0.0864 | Guatemala |
| 1830s | 0.334 | 0.264 | 0.07 | Guatemala |
| 1840s | 0.1394 | 0.4624 | 0.323 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.0825 | 0.4508 | 0.3683 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.1095 | 0.4896 | 0.3801 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.1217 | 0.547 | 0.4253 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1564 | 0.5357 | 0.3793 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.3115 | 0.546 | 0.2345 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.062 | 0.547 | 0.485 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.0599 | 0.547 | 0.4871 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.1334 | 0.2752 | 0.1418 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0495 | 0.6157 | 0.5662 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.3913 | 0.0194 | 0.3719 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.3621 | 0.021 | 0.3411 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.1208 | 0.0449 | 0.0759 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.0998 | 0.3329 | 0.2331 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.2435 | 0.9538 | 0.7103 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5494 | 0.96 | 0.4106 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7512 | 0.96 | 0.2088 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.756 | 0.9267 | 0.1707 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7325 | 0.8813 | 0.1488 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Guatemala or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.843 against 0.839 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Guatemala and Spain?
- 0.004, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Spain?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Spain rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Guatemala ranks 47th and Spain ranks 45th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.