Citizen support for democracy in Greece
Greece: Citizen support for democracy was 1.87 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Greece, 1988–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.87 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Greece peaked at 2.21 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2020.
That places Greece 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.02 | 2 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 2.06 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.87 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1 |
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- Freedom of Expression Index 0.81 (2025)
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- Participatory Democracy Index 0.493 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.568 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Greece?
- Citizen support for democracy in Greece was 1.87 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.