Japan vs Spain: Varieties of democracy
Japan
0.819
in 2025
Spain
0.822
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Varieties of democracy over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.822 against 0.819 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.