Japan vs Spain: Key features of democracy
Japan
0.819
in 2025
Spain
0.822
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Key features of democracy over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.822 against 0.819 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.025 | 0.019 | 0.006 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.027 | 0.019 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.027 | 0.0278 | 0.0008 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.027 | 0.0603 | 0.0333 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.027 | 0.0912 | 0.0642 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.027 | 0.0898 | 0.0628 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0.027 | 0.1313 | 0.1043 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.029 | 0.128 | 0.099 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0315 | 0.145 | 0.1135 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.083 | 0.2047 | 0.1217 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.083 | 0.1557 | 0.0727 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.155 | 0.1823 | 0.0273 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.173 | 0.1827 | 0.0097 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.177 | 0.1794 | 0.0024 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.1964 | 0.0994 | 0.097 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1909 | 0.3925 | 0.2016 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.2313 | 0.0691 | 0.1622 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.7018 | 0.0691 | 0.6327 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8305 | 0.0797 | 0.7508 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8352 | 0.2838 | 0.5514 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.8355 | 0.8845 | 0.049 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.8369 | 0.8927 | 0.0558 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8429 | 0.8837 | 0.0408 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8299 | 0.868 | 0.0381 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8242 | 0.8475 | 0.0233 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.822 against 0.819 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Japan and Spain?
- 0.003, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Japan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.