Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Greece
Greece: Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) was 52 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of electoral democracy in Greece, 1963–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 52 years for age of electoral democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Greece peaked at 52 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1963.
That places Greece 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 years | — |
| 1964 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 27 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 30 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 31 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 32 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 33 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 34 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 35 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 37 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 38 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 39 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 40 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 41 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 42 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 45 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 46 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 48 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 49 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 51 years | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 52 years | +2.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 52 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 57 years, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Greece's 52 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36 years, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of electoral democracy (Lexical Index) in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1975 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1974 | -50.0% | 2 years | 1 years |
| 1976 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
| 1977 | +33.3% | 3 years | 4 years |
| 1978 | +25.0% | 4 years | 5 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 years | 1 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.5 years | 1 years | 6 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.5 years | 7 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5 years | 17 years | 26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5 years | 27 years | 36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5 years | 37 years | 46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5 years | 47 years | 52 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 35 Mauritius 58 years compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57 years compare
- 37 Switzerland 55 years compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 51 years compare
- 40 Portugal 50 years compare
- 40 Venezuela 50 years compare
More social development data for Greece
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Greece?
- Age of electoral democracy in Greece was 52 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 52 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1963.
- How does Greece rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.