🇪🇸 Spain Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇪🇸 Spain ES / ESP #51

Nomad Score 68.0

Cities 74

Region European Union, Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula, Hispanophone, Digital Nomad Hubs, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Europe, Europe, Southern Europe

Currency EUR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 55/100

Press Freedom (2025) 77.4/100 #23

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.822

HDI 0.918

Regional Blocs EU

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 0.7/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 3.9/100k

Military Spending (2024) 1.4% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Title	Name
Monarchy of Spain	Felipe VI
Prime Minister of Spain	Pedro Sánchez

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 55 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 77.4 / 100

Global Rank #23 / 180

Rank Change +7 vs previous year

RSF Zone UE Balkans

Political #26 72.5

Economic #34 58.1

Legal #17 83.2

Social #20 81.5

Safety #28 91.5

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.822

Liberal 0.741

Participatory 0.572

Deliberative 0.693

Egalitarian 0.695

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	77.4	23	72.5	58.1	83.2	81.5	91.5
2024	76.0	30	69.0	59.7	81.7	79.6	90.1
2023	75.4	36	72.1	60.3	78.7	83.1	82.5
2022	76.7	32	72.7	63.4	82.2	81.9	83.4
2021	79.6	29	-	-	-	-	76.0
2020	77.8	29	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	78.0	29	-	-	-	-	52.6
2018	79.5	31	-	-	-	-	83.9
2017	81.3	29	-	-	-	-	76.0
2016	80.1	34	-	-	-	-	100.0
2015	80.1	33	-	-	-	-	83.9
2014	79.4	35	-	-	-	-	-
2013	79.5	36	-	-	-	-	-
2012	9.8	39	-	-	-	-	-
2010	12.3	39	-	-	-	-	-
2009	11.0	44	-	-	-	-	-
2008	8.0	36	-	-	-	-	-
2007	10.3	33	-	-	-	-	-
2006	10.0	42	-	-	-	-	-
2005	8.3	40	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index