Cyprus vs Greece: Full democracy
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Greece
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Greece, a difference of 0.
Across all 148 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Cyprus or Greece?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cyprus and Greece?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for full democracy?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).