France vs Spain: Liberal democracy row, gaps filled

France
3
in 2025
Spain
3
in 2025
France rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Liberal democracy row, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Spain
0123178919072025

How they compare

France currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0.7 0 0.7 France
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0.1 0.1 Spain
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.2 0 0.2 France
1850s 0.1 0 0.1 France
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 1.6 0.1 1.5 France
1880s 2 0 2 France
1890s 2 0 2 France
1900s 2 0 2 France
1910s 2 0 2 France
1920s 2 0 2 France
1930s 2 1.2 0.8 France
1940s 0.9 0 0.9 France
1950s 3 0 3 France
1960s 3 0 3 France
1970s 3 0.7 2.3 France
1980s 3 2.7 0.3 France
1990s 3 3 0
2000s 3 3 0
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy row, gaps filled, France or Spain?
France, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy row, gaps filled between France and Spain?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and Spain rank globally for liberal democracy row, gaps filled?
France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Liberal democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Liberal democracy row, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Liberal democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.