Japan vs Spain: Key features of liberal democracy
Japan
0.734
in 2025
Spain
0.741
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Spain rank
21st
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.741 against 0.734 in Japan, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.019 | 0.07 | 0.051 | Spain |
| 1790s | 0.016 | 0.07 | 0.054 | Spain |
| 1800s | 0.016 | 0.0704 | 0.0544 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.016 | 0.0948 | 0.0788 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.016 | 0.109 | 0.093 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.016 | 0.1165 | 0.1005 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0.016 | 0.1339 | 0.1179 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.0178 | 0.1343 | 0.1165 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0211 | 0.1401 | 0.119 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0937 | 0.1687 | 0.075 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1092 | 0.1525 | 0.0433 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1796 | 0.1636 | 0.016 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.1965 | 0.1638 | 0.0327 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.2015 | 0.1624 | 0.0391 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.21 | 0.1093 | 0.1007 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.2044 | 0.2732 | 0.0688 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.2457 | 0.055 | 0.1907 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.637 | 0.061 | 0.576 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.7499 | 0.0673 | 0.6826 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7505 | 0.228 | 0.5225 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7521 | 0.8014 | 0.0493 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7567 | 0.8167 | 0.06 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7674 | 0.8126 | 0.0452 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7542 | 0.7859 | 0.0317 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7387 | 0.7643 | 0.0257 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.741 against 0.734 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Japan and Spain?
- 0.007, 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 liberal democracy?
- Japan ranks 24th 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.