| Spain | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 66.6% (2023) [19/38countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 77.3% (2022) [9/17countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 5.58 (2014) [18/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 82.1% (2019) [1/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 97.1% (2019) [4/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 31.6% (2014) [26/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 73.6% (2014) [6/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 98.0% (2019) [5/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 25.3% (2020) [12/20countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 7.6% (2020) [16/20countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 34.6% (2023) [14/16countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 28.0% (2013) [21/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 4.43 (2014) [24/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 5.58 (2014) [15/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 4.74 (2014) [23/26countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 27.5% (2019) [18/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 86.0% (2021) [2/15countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 43.9% (2019) [17/21countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.80 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 6.66 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 6.40 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 4.84 (2014) [11/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 6.73 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 4.91 (2014) [16/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 5.18 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 5.98 (2014) [1/26countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.54 (2014) [14/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 95.1% (2019) [2/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 72.4% (2023) [7/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 79.4% (2023) [14/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 10.4% (2023) [12/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 60.4% (2023) [5/16countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 8.1% (2023) [11/16countries] | | |