Germany vs Greece: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.87 against 1.86 in Germany, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Greece ranks 8th of 144 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 | 2.02 | 0.0758 | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 2.12 | 0.3 | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 2.2 | 0.7208 | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.63 | 1.98 | 0.3523 | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.87 | 0.0071 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.87 against 1.86 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Germany and Greece?
- 0.01, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Germany ranks 9th and Greece ranks 8th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.