Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gender of the head of state

Spain
0
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0
in 2025
Spain rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

Gender of the head of state over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0 against 0 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0.7 0.3 0.4 Spain
1840s 0.7 1 0.3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 0.8 1 0.2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 0.5 1 0.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 0.2 0.1 0.1 Spain
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.8 0.8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0 1 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0 0.3333 0.3333 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender of the head of state, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Spain, at 0 against 0 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gender of the head of state?
Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender of the head of state
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,951 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.