Greece vs United States: Full democracy

Greece
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Greece
  • United States
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 204 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United States Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
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 0.5 0.5 United States
1970s 0.5 1 0.5 United States
1980s 1 1 0
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, Greece or United States?
Greece, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Greece and United States?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
How do Greece and United States rank globally for full democracy?
Greece ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 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

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).