Which has higher participatory democracy index, Czechia or Spain?

Spain, at 0.572 against 0.562 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?

189 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Czechia vs Spain: Participatory Democracy Index

Czechia

0.562

in 2025

Spain

0.572

in 2025

Czechia rank

23rd

Spain rank

20th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Czechia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.572 against 0.562 in Czechia, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Spain ahead.

Czechia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.032	0.085	0.053	Spain
1840s	0.045	0.0804	0.0354	Spain
1850s	0.0396	0.0798	0.0402	Spain
1860s	0.1148	0.0842	0.0306	Czechia
1870s	0.1622	0.103	0.0592	Czechia
1880s	0.1718	0.0913	0.0805	Czechia
1890s	0.196	0.0929	0.1031	Czechia
1900s	0.2039	0.091	0.1129	Czechia
1910s	0.197	0.0901	0.1069	Czechia
1920s	0.452	0.0465	0.4055	Czechia
1930s	0.3973	0.2223	0.175	Czechia
1940s	0.0469	0.0185	0.0284	Czechia
1950s	0.0275	0.0264	0.0011	Czechia
1960s	0.033	0.0182	0.0148	Czechia
1970s	0.0286	0.1278	0.0992	Spain
1980s	0.0327	0.6481	0.6154	Spain
1990s	0.567	0.6516	0.0846	Spain
2000s	0.6062	0.6328	0.0266	Spain
2010s	0.5741	0.6217	0.0476	Spain
2020s	0.552	0.596	0.044	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Czechia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.572 against 0.562 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Czechia and Spain?: 0.01, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?: 189 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Czechia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.