Netherlands vs Spain: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Netherlands
0.832
in 2025
Spain
0.822
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Spain rank
22nd
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.832 against 0.822 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 21 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.077 | 0.019 | 0.058 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.1107 | 0.019 | 0.0917 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.1052 | 0.0278 | 0.0774 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.0884 | 0.0603 | 0.0281 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.098 | 0.0912 | 0.0068 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.1083 | 0.0898 | 0.0185 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.1423 | 0.1313 | 0.011 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.3704 | 0.128 | 0.2424 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.3733 | 0.145 | 0.2283 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.3749 | 0.2047 | 0.1702 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.3837 | 0.1557 | 0.228 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.4248 | 0.1823 | 0.2425 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4504 | 0.1827 | 0.2677 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.4787 | 0.1794 | 0.2993 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.7316 | 0.0994 | 0.6322 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.7346 | 0.3925 | 0.3421 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.3816 | 0.0691 | 0.3125 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.7751 | 0.0691 | 0.706 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.8066 | 0.0797 | 0.7269 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.8447 | 0.2838 | 0.5609 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.8608 | 0.8845 | 0.0237 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.8598 | 0.8927 | 0.0329 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8624 | 0.8837 | 0.0213 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8755 | 0.868 | 0.0075 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.847 | 0.8475 | 0.0005 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 0.832 against 0.822 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.