Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Greece or Italy?

Italy, at 0.652 against 0.64 in Greece as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?

124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Italy: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Greece

0.64

in 2025

Italy

0.652

in 2025

Greece rank

33rd

Italy rank

32nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.652 against 0.64 in Greece, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 32nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1659	0.113	0.0529	Greece
1910s	0.1705	0.1323	0.0382	Greece
1920s	0.1734	0.1153	0.0581	Greece
1930s	0.1563	0.0788	0.0775	Greece
1940s	0.1339	0.2262	0.0923	Italy
1950s	0.2593	0.525	0.2657	Italy
1960s	0.2436	0.6058	0.3622	Italy
1970s	0.4142	0.6473	0.2331	Italy
1980s	0.7486	0.7346	0.014	Greece
1990s	0.7955	0.7598	0.0357	Greece
2000s	0.8053	0.7718	0.0335	Greece
2010s	0.7847	0.7908	0.0061	Italy
2020s	0.6458	0.7285	0.0827	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Greece or Italy?: Italy, at 0.652 against 0.64 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Greece and Italy?: 0.012, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Greece ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.