Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain
Spain: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.942 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain is 0.942, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain peaked at 0.962 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.103, in 1940.
That places Spain 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.275 | 0.261 | 0.343 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2939 | 0.25 | 0.343 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.333 | 0.265 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3178 | 0.265 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3963 | 0.365 | 0.402 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4098 | 0.392 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.423 | 0.401 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4777 | 0.437 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4786 | 0.45 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.484 | 0.484 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4864 | 0.486 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.488 | 0.488 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3556 | 0.292 | 0.487 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5474 | 0.271 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1333 | 0.103 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1624 | 0.159 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2126 | 0.205 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4102 | 0.226 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9033 | 0.868 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.956 | 0.952 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.96 | 0.959 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9534 | 0.946 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9442 | 0.938 | 0.949 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More social development data for Spain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 511,079 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 186 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.741 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.915 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.843 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.572 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.822 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Spain was 0.942 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1996.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 in 1940.
- How does Spain rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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