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Distribution of Democracy Index in Greece

Greece: Distribution of Democracy Index was 20 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 168 countries
All-time high
20
in 1880
All-time low
2
in 1936
Years of data
188
1827–2018

Distribution of Democracy Index in Greece, 1827–2018

05101520182719222018

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 20 for distribution of democracy index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, distribution of democracy index in Greece peaked at 20 in 1880 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1936.

That places Greece 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Distribution of Democracy Index in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1827 5 —
1828 5 +0.0%
1829 5 +0.0%
1830 6 +20.0%
1831 6 +0.0%
1832 6 +0.0%
1833 7 +16.7%
1834 7 +0.0%
1835 7 +0.0%
1836 7 +0.0%
1837 7 +0.0%
1838 7 +0.0%
1839 7 +0.0%
1840 7 +0.0%
1841 7 +0.0%
1842 7 +0.0%
1843 7 +0.0%
1844 6 -14.3%
1845 6 +0.0%
1846 6 +0.0%
1847 6 +0.0%
1848 6 +0.0%
1849 6 +0.0%
1850 6 +0.0%
1851 6 +0.0%
1852 6 +0.0%
1853 6 +0.0%
1854 6 +0.0%
1855 6 +0.0%
1856 6 +0.0%
1857 6 +0.0%
1858 6 +0.0%
1859 6 +0.0%
1860 6 +0.0%
1861 6 +0.0%
1862 10 +66.7%
1863 13 +30.0%
1864 17 +30.8%
1865 17 +0.0%
1866 17 +0.0%
1867 17 +0.0%
1868 17 +0.0%
1869 17 +0.0%
1870 19 +11.8%
1871 19 +0.0%
1872 19 +0.0%
1873 19 +0.0%
1874 19 +0.0%
1875 19 +0.0%
1876 19 +0.0%
1877 19 +0.0%
1878 19 +0.0%
1879 19 +0.0%
1880 20 +5.3%
1881 20 +0.0%
1882 20 +0.0%
1883 20 +0.0%
1884 20 +0.0%
1885 20 +0.0%
1886 20 +0.0%
1887 20 +0.0%
1888 20 +0.0%
1889 20 +0.0%
1890 20 +0.0%
1891 20 +0.0%
1892 20 +0.0%
1893 20 +0.0%
1894 20 +0.0%
1895 20 +0.0%
1896 20 +0.0%
1897 20 +0.0%
1898 20 +0.0%
1899 20 +0.0%
1900 20 +0.0%
1901 20 +0.0%
1902 20 +0.0%
1903 20 +0.0%
1904 20 +0.0%
1905 20 +0.0%
1906 20 +0.0%
1907 20 +0.0%
1908 20 +0.0%
1909 20 +0.0%
1910 20 +0.0%
1911 20 +0.0%
1912 20 +0.0%
1913 20 +0.0%
1914 20 +0.0%
1915 11 -45.0%
1920 11 +0.0%
1921 11 +0.0%
1922 10 -9.1%
1923 8 -20.0%
1924 7 -12.5%
1925 4 -42.9%
1926 20 +400.0%
1927 20 +0.0%
1928 20 +0.0%
1929 20 +0.0%
1930 20 +0.0%
1931 20 +0.0%
1932 20 +0.0%
1933 20 +0.0%
1934 18 -10.0%
1935 18 +0.0%
1936 2 -88.9%
1937 2 +0.0%
1938 2 +0.0%
1939 2 +0.0%
1940 2 +0.0%
1941 10 +400.0%
1942 10 +0.0%
1943 10 +0.0%
1944 18 +80.0%
1945 18 +0.0%
1946 18 +0.0%
1947 18 +0.0%
1948 18 +0.0%
1949 14 -22.2%
1950 14 +0.0%
1951 14 +0.0%
1952 14 +0.0%
1953 14 +0.0%
1954 14 +0.0%
1955 14 +0.0%
1956 14 +0.0%
1957 14 +0.0%
1958 14 +0.0%
1959 14 +0.0%
1960 14 +0.0%
1961 14 +0.0%
1962 14 +0.0%
1963 14 +0.0%
1964 14 +0.0%
1965 14 +0.0%
1966 14 +0.0%
1967 3 -78.6%
1968 3 +0.0%
1969 3 +0.0%
1970 3 +0.0%
1971 3 +0.0%
1972 3 +0.0%
1973 3 +0.0%
1974 11 +266.7%
1975 18 +63.6%
1976 18 +0.0%
1977 18 +0.0%
1978 18 +0.0%
1979 18 +0.0%
1980 18 +0.0%
1981 18 +0.0%
1982 18 +0.0%
1983 18 +0.0%
1984 18 +0.0%
1985 18 +0.0%
1986 20 +11.1%
1987 20 +0.0%
1988 20 +0.0%
1989 20 +0.0%
1990 20 +0.0%
1991 20 +0.0%
1992 20 +0.0%
1993 20 +0.0%
1994 20 +0.0%
1995 20 +0.0%
1996 20 +0.0%
1997 20 +0.0%
1998 20 +0.0%
1999 20 +0.0%
2000 20 +0.0%
2001 20 +0.0%
2002 20 +0.0%
2003 20 +0.0%
2004 20 +0.0%
2005 20 +0.0%
2006 20 +0.0%
2007 20 +0.0%
2008 20 +0.0%
2009 20 +0.0%
2010 20 +0.0%
2011 20 +0.0%
2012 20 +0.0%
2013 20 +0.0%
2014 20 +0.0%
2015 20 +0.0%
2016 20 +0.0%
2017 20 +0.0%
2018 20 +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 20 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 20 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 5 5 5 3
1830s 6.7 6 7 10
1840s 6.4 6 7 10
1850s 6 6 6 10
1860s 13.7 6 17 10
1870s 19 19 19 10
1880s 20 20 20 10
1890s 20 20 20 10
1900s 20 20 20 10
1910s 18.5 11 20 6
1920s 13.1 4 20 10
1930s 12.4 2 20 10
1940s 13.6 2 18 10
1950s 14 14 14 10
1960s 10.7 3 14 10
1970s 11.3 3 18 10
1980s 18.8 18 20 10
1990s 20 20 20 10
2000s 20 20 20 10
2010s 20 20 20 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Australia 20 compare
  2. 1 Austria 20 compare
  3. 1 Canada 20 compare
  4. 1 Cape Verde 20 compare
  5. 1 Chile 20 compare
  6. 1 Costa Rica 20 compare
  7. 1 Cyprus 20 compare
  8. 1 Denmark 20 compare
  9. 1 Finland 20 compare
  10. 1 France 20 compare
  11. 1 Germany 20 compare
  12. 1 Hungary 20 compare
  13. 1 Ireland 20 compare
  14. 1 Italy 20 compare
  15. 1 Japan 20 compare
  16. 1 Lithuania 20 compare
  17. 1 Luxembourg 20 compare
  18. 1 Mauritius 20 compare
  19. 1 Mongolia 20 compare
  20. 1 Netherlands 20 compare
  21. 1 New Zealand 20 compare
  22. 1 Norway 20 compare
  23. 1 Poland 20 compare
  24. 1 Portugal 20 compare
  25. 1 Slovakia 20 compare
  26. 1 Slovenia 20 compare
  27. 1 Spain 20 compare
  28. 1 Sweden 20 compare
  29. 1 Switzerland 20 compare
  30. 1 Taiwan 20 compare
  31. 1 Uruguay 20 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distribution of democracy index in Greece?
Distribution of democracy index in Greece was 20 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest distribution of democracy index recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 20 in 1880.
What is the lowest distribution of democracy index recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1936.
How does Greece rank for distribution of democracy index?
Greece ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is distribution of democracy index rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
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It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).