Freedom in Spain
Where Spain sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Spain has a figure for 58 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of expression | 0.843 | 2025 | 41 of 163 |
| Freedom of association | 0.915 | 2025 | 7 of 163 |
| Civil liberties | 0.942 | 2025 | 13 of 163 |
| Freedom from political violence | 0.976 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Equal protection of rights | 0.810 | 2025 | 35 of 163 |
| Academic freedom | 0.869 | 2025 | 23 of 163 |
| Media censorship effort | 1.166 | 2025 | 55 of 163 |
| Harassment of journalists | 1.757 | 2025 | 28 of 163 |
| Media self-censorship | 0.900 | 2025 | 55 of 163 |
| Universal right to vote | 1.000 | 2025 | 41 of 167 |
| Legal rights for women | 100.0 | 2023 | 5 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 41 of 164 |
| Access to justice for women | 1.000 | 2025 | 13 of 163 |
| Access to justice for men | 1.000 | 2025 | 17 of 163 |
| Civil liberties score | 54.0 | 2025 | 24 of 167 |
| Political rights score | 37.0 | 2025 | 30 of 167 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 69.5% | 2025 | 71 of 125 |
| Tax revenue as a share of GDP | 14.9% | 2024 | 29 of 83 |
| Government spending as a share of GDP | 34.0% | 2023 | 56 of 79 |
| Foreign investment inflows | 1.5% | 2025 | 48 of 87 |
| Regulatory quality | 64.7 | 2024 | 42 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $49.3K | 2025 | 25 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 2.8% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 2.7% | 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 2025 | 134 of 163 |
| Income inequality | 33.400 | 2023 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.8% | 2023 | 26 of 55 |
| Government debt | 105.6% | 2024 | — |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 95.8% | 2024 | 17 of 154 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 39.2 | 2024 | 18 of 134 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 130.3 | 2024 | 39 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy | 0.822 | 2025 | 22 of 163 |
| Liberal democracy | 0.741 | 2025 | 21 of 163 |
| Rule of law | 0.947 | 2025 | 21 of 163 |
| Judicial checks on government | 0.937 | 2025 | 22 of 163 |
| Legislative checks on government | 0.839 | 2025 | 42 of 157 |
| Political corruption | 0.113 | 2025 | 29 of 163 |
| Civil society participation | 0.891 | 2025 | 22 of 163 |
| Women’s political empowerment | 0.943 | 2025 | 4 of 163 |
| Voice and accountability | 77.0 | 2024 | 24 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 62.3 | 2024 | 37 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 72.9 | 2024 | 28 of 169 |
| Political stability | 65.8 | 2024 | 73 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.918 | 2023 | 24 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 83.9 | 2024 | 6 of 170 |
| Secondary school enrolment | 118.5% | 2024 | 7 of 85 |
| Health spending | 9.2% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 20.9% | 2023 | 55 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 3.0 | 2023 | 8 of 167 |
| Women in parliament | 44.3% | 2025 | 15 of 156 |
| Women in the workforce | 52.8% | 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.10 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 80.5% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 0.4 | 2024 | 15 of 168 |
| Population | 49.4M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions per person | 4.51 | 2024 | 115 of 165 |
| Renewable energy use | 19.0% | 2021 | 104 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 24 of 169 |
What is missing
2 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Spain in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Spain, not a zero. Who publishes what