What is women's civil liberties index in Spain?

Women's civil liberties index in Spain was 0.962 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2024.

What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.202 in 1789.

How does Spain rank for women's civil liberties index?

Spain ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Spain

Name: Women's Civil Liberties Index in Spain
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.962 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.962

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

4th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.962

in 2024

All-time low

0.202

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Spain, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil liberties index in Spain is 0.962, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in Spain peaked at 0.962 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.202, in 1789.

That places Spain 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in Spain, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.202	—
1790	0.202	+0.0%
1791	0.202	+0.0%
1792	0.202	+0.0%
1793	0.202	+0.0%
1794	0.202	+0.0%
1795	0.202	+0.0%
1796	0.202	+0.0%
1797	0.202	+0.0%
1798	0.202	+0.0%
1799	0.202	+0.0%
1800	0.202	+0.0%
1801	0.202	+0.0%
1802	0.202	+0.0%
1803	0.202	+0.0%
1804	0.202	+0.0%
1805	0.202	+0.0%
1806	0.202	+0.0%
1807	0.202	+0.0%
1808	0.202	+0.0%
1809	0.202	+0.0%
1810	0.202	+0.0%
1811	0.202	+0.0%
1812	0.202	+0.0%
1813	0.202	+0.0%
1814	0.202	+0.0%
1815	0.202	+0.0%
1816	0.202	+0.0%
1817	0.202	+0.0%
1818	0.202	+0.0%
1819	0.202	+0.0%
1820	0.202	+0.0%
1821	0.202	+0.0%
1822	0.202	+0.0%
1823	0.202	+0.0%
1824	0.202	+0.0%
1825	0.202	+0.0%
1826	0.202	+0.0%
1827	0.202	+0.0%
1828	0.202	+0.0%
1829	0.202	+0.0%
1830	0.202	+0.0%
1831	0.202	+0.0%
1832	0.202	+0.0%
1833	0.202	+0.0%
1834	0.202	+0.0%
1835	0.245	+21.3%
1836	0.245	+0.0%
1837	0.245	+0.0%
1838	0.245	+0.0%
1839	0.245	+0.0%
1840	0.245	+0.0%
1841	0.245	+0.0%
1842	0.245	+0.0%
1843	0.245	+0.0%
1844	0.245	+0.0%
1845	0.245	+0.0%
1846	0.245	+0.0%
1847	0.245	+0.0%
1848	0.245	+0.0%
1849	0.245	+0.0%
1850	0.245	+0.0%
1851	0.245	+0.0%
1852	0.245	+0.0%
1853	0.245	+0.0%
1854	0.245	+0.0%
1855	0.245	+0.0%
1856	0.245	+0.0%
1857	0.245	+0.0%
1858	0.245	+0.0%
1859	0.245	+0.0%
1860	0.245	+0.0%
1861	0.245	+0.0%
1862	0.245	+0.0%
1863	0.245	+0.0%
1864	0.245	+0.0%
1865	0.245	+0.0%
1866	0.245	+0.0%
1867	0.245	+0.0%
1868	0.245	+0.0%
1869	0.245	+0.0%
1870	0.328	+33.9%
1871	0.328	+0.0%
1872	0.328	+0.0%
1873	0.328	+0.0%
1874	0.328	+0.0%
1875	0.328	+0.0%
1876	0.328	+0.0%
1877	0.328	+0.0%
1878	0.328	+0.0%
1879	0.328	+0.0%
1880	0.328	+0.0%
1881	0.328	+0.0%
1882	0.328	+0.0%
1883	0.328	+0.0%
1884	0.328	+0.0%
1885	0.328	+0.0%
1886	0.328	+0.0%
1887	0.328	+0.0%
1888	0.328	+0.0%
1889	0.328	+0.0%
1890	0.328	+0.0%
1891	0.328	+0.0%
1892	0.328	+0.0%
1893	0.328	+0.0%
1894	0.328	+0.0%
1895	0.328	+0.0%
1896	0.328	+0.0%
1897	0.328	+0.0%
1898	0.328	+0.0%
1899	0.328	+0.0%
1900	0.328	+0.0%
1901	0.328	+0.0%
1902	0.328	+0.0%
1903	0.328	+0.0%
1904	0.328	+0.0%
1905	0.328	+0.0%
1906	0.328	+0.0%
1907	0.328	+0.0%
1908	0.328	+0.0%
1909	0.328	+0.0%
1910	0.328	+0.0%
1911	0.328	+0.0%
1912	0.328	+0.0%
1913	0.328	+0.0%
1914	0.328	+0.0%
1915	0.328	+0.0%
1916	0.328	+0.0%
1917	0.328	+0.0%
1918	0.328	+0.0%
1919	0.328	+0.0%
1920	0.328	+0.0%
1921	0.328	+0.0%
1922	0.328	+0.0%
1923	0.313	-4.6%
1924	0.313	+0.0%
1925	0.313	+0.0%
1926	0.313	+0.0%
1927	0.313	+0.0%
1928	0.313	+0.0%
1929	0.313	+0.0%
1930	0.313	+0.0%
1931	0.406	+29.7%
1932	0.423	+4.2%
1933	0.423	+0.0%
1934	0.423	+0.0%
1935	0.423	+0.0%
1936	0.407	-3.8%
1937	0.241	-40.8%
1938	0.213	-11.6%
1939	0.213	+0.0%
1940	0.237	+11.3%
1941	0.229	-3.4%
1942	0.229	+0.0%
1943	0.281	+22.7%
1944	0.281	+0.0%
1945	0.281	+0.0%
1946	0.272	-3.2%
1947	0.272	+0.0%
1948	0.272	+0.0%
1949	0.272	+0.0%
1950	0.307	+12.9%
1951	0.307	+0.0%
1952	0.307	+0.0%
1953	0.307	+0.0%
1954	0.307	+0.0%
1955	0.307	+0.0%
1956	0.31	+1.0%
1957	0.31	+0.0%
1958	0.31	+0.0%
1959	0.31	+0.0%
1960	0.31	+0.0%
1961	0.31	+0.0%
1962	0.31	+0.0%
1963	0.31	+0.0%
1964	0.31	+0.0%
1965	0.31	+0.0%
1966	0.31	+0.0%
1967	0.31	+0.0%
1968	0.31	+0.0%
1969	0.31	+0.0%
1970	0.31	+0.0%
1971	0.31	+0.0%
1972	0.31	+0.0%
1973	0.31	+0.0%
1974	0.31	+0.0%
1975	0.322	+3.9%
1976	0.507	+57.5%
1977	0.561	+10.7%
1978	0.815	+45.3%
1979	0.914	+12.1%
1980	0.914	+0.0%
1981	0.914	+0.0%
1982	0.914	+0.0%
1983	0.939	+2.7%
1984	0.939	+0.0%
1985	0.939	+0.0%
1986	0.939	+0.0%
1987	0.939	+0.0%
1988	0.939	+0.0%
1989	0.939	+0.0%
1990	0.939	+0.0%
1991	0.939	+0.0%
1992	0.939	+0.0%
1993	0.939	+0.0%
1994	0.939	+0.0%
1995	0.939	+0.0%
1996	0.939	+0.0%
1997	0.939	+0.0%
1998	0.939	+0.0%
1999	0.939	+0.0%
2000	0.939	+0.0%
2001	0.939	+0.0%
2002	0.939	+0.0%
2003	0.939	+0.0%
2004	0.939	+0.0%
2005	0.939	+0.0%
2006	0.946	+0.7%
2007	0.946	+0.0%
2008	0.946	+0.0%
2009	0.946	+0.0%
2010	0.946	+0.0%
2011	0.946	+0.0%
2012	0.941	-0.5%
2013	0.946	+0.5%
2014	0.946	+0.0%
2015	0.946	+0.0%
2016	0.957	+1.2%
2017	0.95	-0.7%
2018	0.95	+0.0%
2019	0.953	+0.3%
2020	0.949	-0.4%
2021	0.955	+0.6%
2022	0.958	+0.3%
2023	0.958	+0.0%
2024	0.962	+0.4%
2025	0.962	+0.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 0.962 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.888, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Spain's 0.962 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8725, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.202	0.202	0.202	1
1790s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1800s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1810s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1820s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1830s	0.2235	0.202	0.245	10
1840s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1850s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1860s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1870s	0.328	0.328	0.328	10
1880s	0.328	0.328	0.328	10
1890s	0.328	0.328	0.328	10
1900s	0.328	0.328	0.328	10
1910s	0.328	0.328	0.328	10
1920s	0.3175	0.313	0.328	10
1930s	0.3485	0.213	0.423	10
1940s	0.2626	0.229	0.281	10
1950s	0.3082	0.307	0.31	10
1960s	0.31	0.31	0.31	10
1970s	0.4669	0.31	0.914	10
1980s	0.9315	0.914	0.939	10
1990s	0.939	0.939	0.939	10
2000s	0.9418	0.939	0.946	10
2010s	0.9481	0.941	0.957	10
2020s	0.9573	0.949	0.962	6

Countries ranked near Spain

1 Germany 0.976 compare
2 Belgium 0.972 compare
3 Denmark 0.971 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.957 compare
6 Estonia 0.953 compare
7 Latvia 0.947 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for Spain

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 42,197 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 42,197 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0961 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in Spain?: Women's civil liberties index in Spain was 0.962 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2024.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.202 in 1789.
How does Spain rank for women's civil liberties index?: Spain ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.