Argentina vs Spain

Argentina vs Spain: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.69 of 1 in Argentina and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.19 times that in Argentina.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Argentina vs Spain: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.69 of 1 in Argentina and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.19 times that in Argentina.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Argentina.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearArgentinaSpainWorld
20250.690.820.48
20240.720.830.49
20230.840.850.49
20220.830.870.5
20210.80.850.5
20200.80.870.51
20190.780.870.52
20180.780.850.52
20170.750.840.52
20160.750.850.52
20150.770.860.52
20140.780.870.52
20130.770.880.52
20120.760.890.53
20110.750.890.53
20100.750.890.52
20090.760.890.52
20080.770.890.52
20070.780.880.52
20060.780.880.52
20050.790.880.52
20040.80.880.51
20030.810.880.51
20020.830.890.5
20010.830.890.49
20000.830.890.49
19990.830.890.49
19980.830.890.49
19970.830.890.49
19960.830.890.48
19950.830.890.47
19940.830.890.47
19930.830.890.46
19920.830.890.44
19910.830.890.42
19900.830.890.41
19890.830.890.36
19880.830.890.36
19870.830.890.35
19860.830.890.34
19850.830.890.34
19840.830.890.33
19830.270.890.32
19820.070.880.32
19810.070.870.32
19800.070.870.32
19790.070.860.31
19780.070.770.3
19770.070.40.3
19760.130.150.29
19750.510.120.29
19740.560.110.29
19730.460.110.29
19720.130.110.29
19710.120.110.29
19700.110.10.29
19690.110.10.29
19680.110.10.3
19670.10.090.29
19660.230.080.29
19650.530.070.3
19640.530.070.3
19630.310.070.3
19620.270.070.29
19610.490.070.29
19600.490.070.28
19590.490.070.27
19580.380.070.27
19570.190.070.27
19560.150.070.26
19550.290.070.25
19540.330.070.25
19530.330.070.24
19520.330.070.24
19510.340.070.24
19500.350.070.23
19490.370.070.22
19480.390.070.22
19470.340.070.21
19460.320.070.19
19450.090.070.16
19440.110.070.14
19430.170.070.14
19420.30.070.14
19410.30.070.15
19400.30.070.15
19390.290.170.17
19380.280.340.17
19370.280.360.17
19360.280.50.17
19350.280.550.17
19340.280.550.18
19330.290.560.18
19320.250.560.19
19310.120.270.18
19300.280.060.18
19290.490.060.19
19280.490.060.19
19270.490.060.19
19260.490.060.19
19250.490.060.19
19240.490.060.19
19230.490.090.19
19220.480.180.19
19210.480.180.19
19200.480.180.18
19190.470.180.16
19180.470.180.15
19170.460.180.15
19160.440.180.15
19150.420.180.15
19140.420.180.15
19130.430.180.15
19120.420.180.15
19110.360.180.15
19100.350.180.15
19090.330.180.15
19080.330.180.15
19070.330.180.15
19060.330.180.15
19050.330.180.15
19040.330.180.14
19030.340.180.14
19020.340.180.15
19010.340.180.14
19000.340.190.14
18990.350.180.22
18980.350.180.22
18970.340.190.22
18960.340.190.22
18950.350.180.22
18940.350.180.21
18930.350.190.21
18920.350.190.21
18910.340.190.2
18900.340.160.2
18890.350.160.2
18880.350.160.2
18870.350.160.2
18860.350.160.19
18850.350.160.19
18840.350.160.2
18830.350.160.19
18820.350.160.19
18810.350.150.19
18800.350.140.19
18790.350.140.19
18780.350.160.18
18770.350.160.18
18760.350.160.19
18750.360.160.18
18740.360.190.18
18730.340.270.18
18720.340.270.18
18710.340.270.18
18700.340.270.18
18690.330.270.17
18680.330.150.17
18670.330.130.17
18660.330.130.16
18650.330.130.16
18640.330.130.16
18630.330.130.16
18620.320.130.16
18610.290.130.15
18600.280.130.15
18590.260.130.14
18580.260.130.14
18570.260.120.14
18560.240.140.13
18550.240.140.13
18540.170.140.13
18530.160.120.13
18520.10.120.13
18510.10.120.13
18500.10.120.13
18490.10.120.15
18480.10.120.13
18470.10.130.11
18460.10.130.11
18450.10.130.11
18440.10.130.11
18430.10.130.1
18420.10.130.1
18410.10.130.1
18400.10.180.1
18390.10.160.1
18380.10.160.09
18370.10.160.09
18360.10.140.1
18350.10.060.09
18340.10.060.09
18330.10.040.09
18320.10.040.09
18310.10.040.09
18300.10.040.09
18290.130.040.08
18280.130.040.08
18270.150.040.09
18260.160.040.08
18250.140.040.08
18240.140.040.08
18230.140.160.08
18220.140.180.08
18210.140.180.07
18200.140.170.07
18190.130.030.06
18180.130.030.06
18170.130.030.06
18160.130.030.06
18150.10.030.06
18140.10.080.05
18130.10.120.05
18120.10.10.06
18110.10.070.06
18100.090.070.06
18090.080.070.05
18080.080.060.05
18070.080.020.05
18060.080.020.05
18050.080.020.05
18040.080.020.05
18030.080.020.05
18020.080.020.05
18010.080.020.05
18000.080.020.05
17990.080.020.05
17980.080.020.06
17970.080.020.05
17960.080.020.05
17950.080.020.05
17940.080.020.05
17930.080.020.05
17920.080.020.05
17910.080.020.05
17900.080.020.05
17890.080.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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