Germany vs Spain: Liberal democracy
Germany
3
in 2025
Spain
3
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3 against 3 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 3 against 3 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Germany and Spain?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.