Which has higher varieties of democracy, Greece or United States?

Greece, at 0.741 against 0.735 in United States as of 2025.

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

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Greece vs United States: Varieties of democracy

Greece

0.741

in 2025

United States

0.735

in 2025

Greece rank

43rd

United States rank

46th

Varieties of democracy over time

Greece
United States

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.741 against 0.735 in United States, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Greece ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.02	0.346	0.326	United States
1790s	0.02	0.3498	0.3298	United States
1800s	0.0199	0.3536	0.3337	United States
1810s	0.019	0.3545	0.3355	United States
1820s	0.1286	0.3477	0.2191	United States
1830s	0.139	0.3653	0.2263	United States
1840s	0.1823	0.3395	0.1572	United States
1850s	0.2382	0.3289	0.0907	United States
1860s	0.2485	0.3358	0.0873	United States
1870s	0.3147	0.3332	0.0185	United States
1880s	0.3817	0.3298	0.0519	Greece
1890s	0.3906	0.3656	0.025	Greece
1900s	0.3706	0.4198	0.0492	United States
1910s	0.3326	0.4199	0.0872	United States
1920s	0.3198	0.5249	0.2051	United States
1930s	0.228	0.553	0.325	United States
1940s	0.1336	0.5732	0.4396	United States
1950s	0.3647	0.6117	0.247	United States
1960s	0.2926	0.6794	0.3868	United States
1970s	0.4467	0.7771	0.3304	United States
1980s	0.8518	0.8573	0.0055	United States
1990s	0.8829	0.8683	0.0146	Greece
2000s	0.8908	0.8661	0.0247	Greece
2010s	0.882	0.8759	0.0061	Greece
2020s	0.755	0.8173	0.0623	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Greece or United States?: Greece, at 0.741 against 0.735 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Greece and United States?: 0.006, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Greece and United States rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Greece ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.