Canada vs Spain: Key features of liberal democracy
Canada
0.736
in 2025
Spain
0.741
in 2025
Canada rank
23rd
Spain rank
21st
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.741 against 0.736 in Canada, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 14 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.2846 | 0.1328 | 0.1518 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.283 | 0.1343 | 0.1487 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.2946 | 0.1401 | 0.1545 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.3561 | 0.1687 | 0.1874 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.3871 | 0.1525 | 0.2346 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.4025 | 0.1636 | 0.2389 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.4134 | 0.1638 | 0.2496 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.4055 | 0.1624 | 0.2431 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5346 | 0.1093 | 0.4253 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.5565 | 0.2732 | 0.2833 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.5771 | 0.055 | 0.5221 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.6599 | 0.061 | 0.5989 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.724 | 0.0673 | 0.6567 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7422 | 0.228 | 0.5142 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7524 | 0.8014 | 0.049 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7571 | 0.8167 | 0.0596 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7524 | 0.8126 | 0.0602 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7509 | 0.7859 | 0.035 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7435 | 0.7643 | 0.0208 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.741 against 0.736 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Canada and Spain?
- 0.005, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.