Greece vs Italy: Key features of democracy
Greece
0.741
in 2025
Italy
0.745
in 2025
Greece rank
43rd
Italy rank
40th
Key features of democracy over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.745 against 0.741 in Greece, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 40th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 16 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.019 | 0.018 | 0.001 | Greece |
| 1820s | 0.1286 | 0.018 | 0.1106 | Greece |
| 1830s | 0.139 | 0.0188 | 0.1202 | Greece |
| 1840s | 0.1823 | 0.047 | 0.1353 | Greece |
| 1850s | 0.2382 | 0.2061 | 0.0321 | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.2485 | 0.2339 | 0.0146 | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.3147 | 0.2429 | 0.0718 | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.3817 | 0.2859 | 0.0958 | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.3906 | 0.2952 | 0.0954 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.3706 | 0.3058 | 0.0648 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.3326 | 0.3342 | 0.0016 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.3198 | 0.1836 | 0.1362 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.228 | 0.0552 | 0.1728 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.1336 | 0.2805 | 0.1469 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.3647 | 0.6924 | 0.3277 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.2926 | 0.7286 | 0.436 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.4467 | 0.7524 | 0.3057 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8518 | 0.8121 | 0.0397 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.8829 | 0.8338 | 0.0491 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.8908 | 0.8455 | 0.0453 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.882 | 0.8638 | 0.0182 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.755 | 0.8152 | 0.0602 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.745 against 0.741 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Greece and Italy?
- 0.004, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Greece ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 40th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.