Spain ranks as the 25th out of the 69 countries analyzed in this edition, and showed an improvement with respect to the results obtained in the GII 2017, where it ranked as the 27 th out of 67. The dimension that had the worst score is the structural dimension. Specifically, the area with respect to the justice system (76.92). This is a transcontinental country located in the southwest region of Europe, and in the north region of Africa. It borders, to the west, by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal, to the north, by the Bay of Biscay, to the northeast by France and Andorra, to the west by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the south by Morocco. The Spanish government is constituted as a parliamentary monarchy, where the king is the head of State, and the existence of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches, where the head of Government is the president. The territory is organized in 17 autonomous communities that have their own government and legislations, and in two autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla.
2020 201 7 COUNTRY 124
In 2019, its population was of 47.1 million inhabitants. During that same period, its economy experienced the worst growth (2%) since 2014. It has a GDP per capita (2018) of 30,370.9 USD. During the last years, it became one of the most important regions for African immigration. In 2018, it received 65,000 immigrants through the enclaves in Ceuta, Melilla and the Mediterranean Sea, which, in that same year, claimed the life of 2,200 immigrants. In 2019, the number of immigrants that arrived to the territory decreased in 39%. Economic inequality in Spain has decreased since 2014, when it obtained the score of 34.7 in the Gini index. In 2018, that number decreased to 33.2. Both the northern central region, and provinces such as Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, and Girona, have a greater economic complexity. Furthermore, those with a lesser complexity are: Almeria, Murcia, Alicante, and a great part of the provinces bordered by Portugal, thus affecting the economic distribution, and the access to goods and services. Based on the results obtained in the index, Spain had 34.81, and the highest values are found at structural level, 53.79 in the security system, and 76.92 in the justice system. It must be stressed the need to increase the resources of the security and justice mechanisms of Spain, and thus, to be able to give more coverage to the crimes committed, and prevent their impunity, even if they involve the selfsame public officials, and the victims are either national or foreign citizens.
25
â„– / 69 VALUE 34.81 VALUE 52.31 â„– / 67
27
REGIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
Security System
Justice System
STRUCTURAL
Security System
Justice System
FUNCTIONAL
Human Rights
TOTAL