Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece
Greece: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.7925 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece, 1980–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded -0.7925 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece peaked at 0.6157 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.03, in 2013.
That places Greece 106th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2422 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2703 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4116 | +52.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4742 | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4538 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3749 | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3348 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2424 | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0952 | -60.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0823 | -186.5% |
| 1990 | -0.3849 | +367.5% |
| 1991 | -0.577 | +49.9% |
| 1992 | -0.6736 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7294 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | -0.8153 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | -0.8101 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.652 | -19.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4848 | -25.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3748 | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0321 | -108.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0553 | +72.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0719 | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3048 | +323.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3793 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6157 | +62.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3911 | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2807 | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1251 | -55.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4487 | -458.7% |
| 2009 | -0.8862 | +97.5% |
| 2010 | -1.34 | +51.7% |
| 2011 | -1.72 | +27.7% |
| 2012 | -1.97 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | -2.03 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | -1.8 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | -1.57 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | -1.55 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -1.4 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | -1.3 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | -1.03 | -20.7% |
| 2020 | -0.7925 | -23.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -0.7925 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.303. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's -0.7925 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0062, 127.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with democracy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -458.7% | 0.1251 | -0.4487 |
| 1990 | -367.5% | -0.0823 | -0.3849 |
| 2002 | +323.8% | 0.0719 | 0.3048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2817 | -0.0823 | 0.4742 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.547 | -0.8153 | 0.0321 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0889 | -0.8862 | 0.6157 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.57 | -2.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7925 | -0.7925 | -0.7925 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Greece was -0.7925 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6157 in 2004.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Greece ranks 106th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.