Age of full democracy in Greece
Greece: Age of full democracy was 51 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of full democracy in Greece, 1975–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 51 years for age of full democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of full democracy in Greece peaked at 51 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1975.
That places Greece 31st out of 89 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 1 years | 5 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.5 years | 6 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5 years | 16 years | 25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5 years | 26 years | 35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 years | 36 years | 45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 years | 46 years | 51 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57 years compare
- 30 Switzerland 55 years compare
- 32 Portugal 50 years compare
- 33 Kiribati 48 years compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 48 years compare
- 33 Tuvalu 48 years compare
More social development data for Greece
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.568 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.878 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.493 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of full democracy in Greece?
- Age of full democracy in Greece was 51 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 51 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1975.
- How does Greece rank for age of full democracy?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of full democracy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.