Political Rights Score in Spain
Spain: Political Rights Score was 37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Spain, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Spain is 37, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Spain peaked at 40 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2020.
Spain ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | — |
| 2003 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Spain's 37 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.88 | 38 | 40 | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.9 | 38 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Spain?
- Political rights score in Spain was 37 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for political rights score?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.