Italy vs Spain

Italy vs Spain: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.75 of 1 in Italy and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Italy.

Italy vs Spain: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.75 of 1 in Italy and 0.82 of 1 in Spain, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Italy.
ItalySpainWorld

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Italy0.75 20250.8740 of 175
Spain0.82 20250.8622 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Italy.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearItalySpainWorld
20250.750.820.48
20240.780.830.49
20230.810.850.49
20220.840.870.5
20210.860.850.5
20200.860.870.51
20190.850.870.52
20180.860.850.52
20170.870.840.52
20160.870.850.52
20150.870.860.52
20140.870.870.52
20130.860.880.52
20120.870.890.53
20110.860.890.53
20100.860.890.52
20090.860.890.52
20080.860.890.52
20070.860.880.52
20060.850.880.52
20050.850.880.52
20040.840.880.51
20030.840.880.51
20020.840.890.5
20010.830.890.49
20000.840.890.49
19990.840.890.49
19980.840.890.49
19970.840.890.49
19960.840.890.48
19950.830.890.47
19940.830.890.47
19930.840.890.46
19920.830.890.44
19910.830.890.42
19900.820.890.41
19890.820.890.36
19880.820.890.36
19870.820.890.35
19860.820.890.34
19850.820.890.34
19840.820.890.33
19830.810.890.32
19820.80.880.32
19810.80.870.32
19800.790.870.32
19790.760.860.31
19780.760.770.3
19770.760.40.3
19760.760.150.29
19750.750.120.29
19740.750.110.29
19730.750.110.29
19720.740.110.29
19710.740.110.29
19700.740.10.29
19690.730.10.29
19680.730.10.3
19670.730.090.29
19660.730.080.29
19650.730.070.3
19640.730.070.3
19630.730.070.3
19620.730.070.29
19610.730.070.29
19600.730.070.28
19590.710.070.27
19580.710.070.27
19570.710.070.27
19560.710.070.26
19550.690.070.25
19540.690.070.25
19530.680.070.24
19520.680.070.24
19510.680.070.24
19500.680.070.23
19490.680.070.22
19480.620.070.22
19470.630.070.21
19460.430.070.19
19450.130.070.16
19440.10.070.14
19430.050.070.14
19420.050.070.14
19410.050.070.15
19400.050.070.15
19390.050.170.17
19380.050.340.17
19370.050.360.17
19360.050.50.17
19350.050.550.17
19340.050.550.18
19330.060.560.18
19320.060.560.19
19310.060.270.18
19300.060.060.18
19290.060.060.19
19280.070.060.19
19270.070.060.19
19260.070.060.19
19250.090.060.19
19240.190.060.19
19230.260.090.19
19220.30.180.19
19210.360.180.19
19200.380.180.18
19190.370.180.16
19180.340.180.15
19170.340.180.15
19160.340.180.15
19150.340.180.15
19140.360.180.15
19130.370.180.15
19120.310.180.15
19110.310.180.15
19100.310.180.15
19090.310.180.15
19080.310.180.15
19070.310.180.15
19060.310.180.15
19050.310.180.15
19040.30.180.14
19030.30.180.14
19020.30.180.15
19010.30.180.14
19000.310.190.14
18990.280.180.22
18980.280.180.22
18970.30.190.22
18960.30.190.22
18950.290.180.22
18940.30.180.21
18930.30.190.21
18920.30.190.21
18910.30.190.2
18900.30.160.2
18890.290.160.2
18880.290.160.2
18870.290.160.2
18860.290.160.19
18850.290.160.19
18840.290.160.2
18830.290.160.19
18820.290.160.19
18810.280.150.19
18800.270.140.19
18790.240.140.19
18780.240.160.18
18770.240.160.18
18760.240.160.19
18750.240.160.18
18740.240.190.18
18730.240.270.18
18720.240.270.18
18710.240.270.18
18700.270.270.18
18690.270.270.17
18680.270.150.17
18670.270.130.17
18660.270.130.16
18650.210.130.16
18640.210.130.16
18630.210.130.16
18620.210.130.16
18610.210.130.15
18600.210.130.15
18590.210.130.14
18580.210.130.14
18570.210.120.14
18560.210.140.13
18550.210.140.13
18540.210.140.13
18530.210.120.13
18520.210.120.13
18510.210.120.13
18500.210.120.13
18490.20.120.15
18480.120.120.13
18470.020.130.11
18460.020.130.11
18450.020.130.11
18440.020.130.11
18430.020.130.1
18420.020.130.1
18410.020.130.1
18400.020.180.1
18390.020.160.1
18380.020.160.09
18370.020.160.09
18360.020.140.1
18350.020.060.09
18340.020.060.09
18330.020.040.09
18320.020.040.09
18310.020.040.09
18300.020.040.09
18290.020.040.08
18280.020.040.08
18270.020.040.09
18260.020.040.08
18250.020.040.08
18240.020.040.08
18230.020.160.08
18220.020.180.08
18210.020.180.07
18200.020.170.07
18190.020.030.06
18180.020.030.06
18170.020.030.06
18160.020.030.06
18150.020.030.06
1814–0.080.05
1813–0.120.05
1812–0.10.06
1811–0.070.06
1810–0.070.06
1809–0.070.05
1808–0.060.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

Each country on its own

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time