Denmark vs Greece: Distribution of Democracy Index

Denmark
20
in 2018
Greece
20
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Greece rank
1st

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Denmark
  • Greece
05101520180019092018

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 20 against 20 in Greece, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1827 it was Greece ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).