Japan vs Spain: Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate

Japan
-0.4071 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-0.2692 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
91st
Spain rank
88th

Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports -0.2692 % change on previous year against -0.4071 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.1379 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 86 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 91st and Spain ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1790s -1.58 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year Spain
1800s 0 % change on previous year 0.4245 % change on previous year 0.4245 % change on previous year Spain
1810s 0 % change on previous year 3.37 % change on previous year 3.37 % change on previous year Spain
1820s 0 % change on previous year 0.8593 % change on previous year 0.8593 % change on previous year Spain
1830s 0 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year Spain
1840s 0 % change on previous year -0.5597 % change on previous year 0.5597 % change on previous year Japan
1850s 1.77 % change on previous year 0.3101 % change on previous year 1.46 % change on previous year Japan
1860s 10.03 % change on previous year 3.37 % change on previous year 6.65 % change on previous year Japan
1870s 13.74 % change on previous year -1.87 % change on previous year 15.6 % change on previous year Japan
1880s 0.1835 % change on previous year 0.2675 % change on previous year 0.0841 % change on previous year Spain
1890s 6.17 % change on previous year 0.708 % change on previous year 5.46 % change on previous year Japan
1900s 0.4869 % change on previous year -0.061 % change on previous year 0.5478 % change on previous year Japan
1910s 0.5529 % change on previous year -0.0613 % change on previous year 0.6142 % change on previous year Japan
1920s 0.388 % change on previous year -5.8 % change on previous year 6.19 % change on previous year Japan
1930s -0.9695 % change on previous year 16.75 % change on previous year 17.72 % change on previous year Spain
1940s 7.32 % change on previous year -3.35 % change on previous year 10.67 % change on previous year Japan
1950s 8.47 % change on previous year 0.5084 % change on previous year 7.96 % change on previous year Japan
1960s 0.0268 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 1.36 % change on previous year Spain
1970s 0.0269 % change on previous year 35.76 % change on previous year 35.74 % change on previous year Spain
1980s -0.0132 % change on previous year 0.3795 % change on previous year 0.3928 % change on previous year Spain
1990s 0.0799 % change on previous year 0.1231 % change on previous year 0.0432 % change on previous year Spain
2000s 0.2876 % change on previous year 0.0179 % change on previous year 0.2697 % change on previous year Japan
2010s -0.3287 % change on previous year -0.1892 % change on previous year 0.1394 % change on previous year Spain
2020s -0.4217 % change on previous year -1.34 % change on previous year 0.9206 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at -0.2692 % change on previous year against -0.4071 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate between Japan and Spain?
0.1379 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 91st and Spain ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
176 places, 28,416 data points, 1790–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of liberal democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.