Polity · 1939 CE – 1975 CE
Francoist Spain
Estado Español · España franquista
- Peak recorded area
- 854,480 km²
- 1946 CE
- Rulers on record
- 2
- from 1939 CE
- Data series
- 276
- 1939 CE–1975 CE
Overview
Francoist Spain, also known as the Franco dictatorship, was the period of Spanish history during which Francisco Franco ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. During this period, the country was officially known as the Spanish State.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
13 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1975 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 47 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population63 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 35.8Mpersons1975 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female42 obs · 1950 CE–1975 CE | 76.35years1975 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male42 obs · 1950 CE–1975 CE | 70.54years1975 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration42 obs · 1950 CE–1975 CE | -218persons1975 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 73.43years1975 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Urban Population37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 14Mpersons1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Economy
6 of 127 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 12.6K2011 int'l $1975 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| GDP per capita PPP37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 15.2Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)1975 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 7,671.84million USD (current)1975 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 16.2Kmillion USD (current)1975 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | -8,562.35million USD (current)1975 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 23.9Kmillion USD (current)1975 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
6 of 28 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.012CINC (share of world capability)1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 89.9Mcoal-ton equivalents1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 11.1Mtons1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 1.8Bcurrent USD1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 375Kpersons1975 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Aircraft Fighter6 obs · 1970 CE–1975 CE | 66count1975 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 25 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Coal Production37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 95.17TWh1975 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.036TWh1975 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 23.59TWh1975 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Agricultural Land %15 obs · 1961 CE–1975 CE | 63.89%1975 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %15 obs · 1961 CE–1975 CE | 31.67%1975 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha15 obs · 1961 CE–1975 CE | 0.4424hectares per person1975 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 20 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.116index (0-1)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.099index (0-1)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.022index (0-1)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity237 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | -3index (-10 to 10)1975 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.543index (0-1)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 0.117index (0-1)1975 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Electricity Production37 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 82BGWh1975 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items36 obs · 1940 CE–1975 CE | 4,535items1975 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Merchant Shipping Tonnage36 obs · 1940 CE–1975 CE | 5,200gross tons1975 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Telegraph36 obs · 1940 CE–1975 CE | 19count1975 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Aviation Passenger Km34 obs · 1939 CE–1975 CE | 10.7Kpassenger-km1975 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
2 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Francisco FrancoHead of State1939 CE –
- Juan Carlos I of SpainPrince of Spain1969 CE – 1975 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- peseta (ESP)
Memberships
- 5-member Non-Aggression Pact (1936)Historical alliance · member1939 CE – 1939 CE
- Spain–Portugal Non-Aggression Pact (1939)Historical alliance · member1939 CE – 1977 CE
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1955 CE –
- United States of America–Spain Entente (1970)Historical alliance · member1970 CE – 1981 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Francoist Spain is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.