What is participatory democracy index in Greece?

Participatory democracy index in Greece was 0.493 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 0.642 in 2015.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1789.

How does Greece rank for participatory democracy index?

Greece ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Greece

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Greece
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.493 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.493

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

41st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.642

in 2015

All-time low

0.018

in 1789

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Greece, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.493 for participatory democracy index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Greece peaked at 0.642 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.018, in 1789.

That places Greece 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Greece, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.018	—
1790	0.018	+0.0%
1791	0.018	+0.0%
1792	0.018	+0.0%
1793	0.018	+0.0%
1794	0.018	+0.0%
1795	0.018	+0.0%
1796	0.018	+0.0%
1797	0.018	+0.0%
1798	0.018	+0.0%
1799	0.018	+0.0%
1800	0.018	+0.0%
1801	0.018	+0.0%
1802	0.018	+0.0%
1803	0.018	+0.0%
1804	0.018	+0.0%
1805	0.018	+0.0%
1806	0.018	+0.0%
1807	0.018	+0.0%
1808	0.018	+0.0%
1809	0.018	+0.0%
1810	0.018	+0.0%
1811	0.018	+0.0%
1812	0.018	+0.0%
1813	0.018	+0.0%
1814	0.018	+0.0%
1815	0.018	+0.0%
1816	0.018	+0.0%
1817	0.018	+0.0%
1818	0.018	+0.0%
1819	0.018	+0.0%
1820	0.018	+0.0%
1821	0.018	+0.0%
1822	0.022	+22.2%
1823	0.022	+0.0%
1824	0.022	+0.0%
1825	0.022	+0.0%
1826	0.022	+0.0%
1827	0.022	+0.0%
1828	0.022	+0.0%
1829	0.022	+0.0%
1830	0.022	+0.0%
1831	0.022	+0.0%
1832	0.022	+0.0%
1833	0.08	+263.6%
1834	0.087	+8.7%
1835	0.087	+0.0%
1836	0.087	+0.0%
1837	0.087	+0.0%
1838	0.087	+0.0%
1839	0.087	+0.0%
1840	0.087	+0.0%
1841	0.087	+0.0%
1842	0.087	+0.0%
1843	0.096	+10.3%
1844	0.108	+12.5%
1845	0.103	-4.6%
1846	0.103	+0.0%
1847	0.103	+0.0%
1848	0.103	+0.0%
1849	0.103	+0.0%
1850	0.105	+1.9%
1851	0.115	+9.5%
1852	0.115	+0.0%
1853	0.115	+0.0%
1854	0.115	+0.0%
1855	0.115	+0.0%
1856	0.113	-1.7%
1857	0.106	-6.2%
1858	0.106	+0.0%
1859	0.11	+3.8%
1860	0.115	+4.5%
1861	0.115	+0.0%
1862	0.114	-0.9%
1863	0.114	+0.0%
1864	0.107	-6.1%
1865	0.115	+7.5%
1866	0.12	+4.3%
1867	0.12	+0.0%
1868	0.11	-8.3%
1869	0.115	+4.5%
1870	0.119	+3.5%
1871	0.119	+0.0%
1872	0.119	+0.0%
1873	0.119	+0.0%
1874	0.113	-5.0%
1875	0.12	+6.2%
1876	0.16	+33.3%
1877	0.16	+0.0%
1878	0.16	+0.0%
1879	0.16	+0.0%
1880	0.16	+0.0%
1881	0.16	+0.0%
1882	0.16	+0.0%
1883	0.16	+0.0%
1884	0.16	+0.0%
1885	0.146	-8.8%
1886	0.141	-3.4%
1887	0.159	+12.8%
1888	0.159	+0.0%
1889	0.159	+0.0%
1890	0.163	+2.5%
1891	0.163	+0.0%
1892	0.164	+0.6%
1893	0.164	+0.0%
1894	0.164	+0.0%
1895	0.164	+0.0%
1896	0.164	+0.0%
1897	0.164	+0.0%
1898	0.164	+0.0%
1899	0.164	+0.0%
1900	0.163	-0.6%
1901	0.163	+0.0%
1902	0.162	-0.6%
1903	0.153	-5.6%
1904	0.153	+0.0%
1905	0.153	+0.0%
1906	0.155	+1.3%
1907	0.152	-1.9%
1908	0.152	+0.0%
1909	0.151	-0.7%
1910	0.15	-0.7%
1911	0.148	-1.3%
1912	0.154	+4.1%
1913	0.155	+0.6%
1914	0.155	+0.0%
1915	0.149	-3.9%
1916	0.115	-22.8%
1917	0.108	-6.1%
1920	0.168	+55.6%
1921	0.157	-6.5%
1922	0.147	-6.4%
1923	0.121	-17.7%
1924	0.169	+39.7%
1925	0.121	-28.4%
1926	0.1	-17.4%
1927	0.153	+53.0%
1928	0.153	+0.0%
1929	0.153	+0.0%
1930	0.153	+0.0%
1931	0.153	+0.0%
1932	0.154	+0.7%
1933	0.153	-0.6%
1934	0.153	+0.0%
1935	0.147	-3.9%
1936	0.089	-39.5%
1937	0.047	-47.2%
1938	0.047	+0.0%
1939	0.047	+0.0%
1940	0.031	-34.0%
1941	0.03	-3.2%
1942	0.031	+3.3%
1943	0.031	+0.0%
1944	0.031	+0.0%
1945	0.064	+106.5%
1946	0.09	+40.6%
1947	0.149	+65.6%
1948	0.15	+0.7%
1949	0.15	+0.0%
1950	0.173	+15.3%
1951	0.173	+0.0%
1952	0.176	+1.7%
1953	0.202	+14.8%
1954	0.204	+1.0%
1955	0.205	+0.5%
1956	0.204	-0.5%
1957	0.204	+0.0%
1958	0.205	+0.5%
1959	0.205	+0.0%
1960	0.205	+0.0%
1961	0.204	-0.5%
1962	0.199	-2.5%
1963	0.2	+0.5%
1964	0.208	+4.0%
1965	0.208	+0.0%
1966	0.175	-15.9%
1967	0.041	-76.6%
1968	0.043	+4.9%
1969	0.035	-18.6%
1970	0.035	+0.0%
1971	0.035	+0.0%
1972	0.035	+0.0%
1973	0.043	+22.9%
1974	0.058	+34.9%
1975	0.45	+675.9%
1976	0.541	+20.2%
1977	0.552	+2.0%
1978	0.551	-0.2%
1979	0.548	-0.5%
1980	0.546	-0.4%
1981	0.548	+0.4%
1982	0.555	+1.3%
1983	0.552	-0.5%
1984	0.56	+1.4%
1985	0.558	-0.4%
1986	0.556	-0.4%
1987	0.556	+0.0%
1988	0.576	+3.6%
1989	0.579	+0.5%
1990	0.602	+4.0%
1991	0.599	-0.5%
1992	0.597	-0.3%
1993	0.594	-0.5%
1994	0.601	+1.2%
1995	0.601	+0.0%
1996	0.6	-0.2%
1997	0.6	+0.0%
1998	0.6	+0.0%
1999	0.6	+0.0%
2000	0.599	-0.2%
2001	0.603	+0.7%
2002	0.603	+0.0%
2003	0.603	+0.0%
2004	0.605	+0.3%
2005	0.606	+0.2%
2006	0.606	+0.0%
2007	0.61	+0.7%
2008	0.614	+0.7%
2009	0.614	+0.0%
2010	0.618	+0.7%
2011	0.621	+0.5%
2012	0.618	-0.5%
2013	0.61	-1.3%
2014	0.611	+0.2%
2015	0.642	+5.1%
2016	0.636	-0.9%
2017	0.632	-0.6%
2018	0.625	-1.1%
2019	0.628	+0.5%
2020	0.559	-11.0%
2021	0.528	-5.5%
2022	0.529	+0.2%
2023	0.508	-4.0%
2024	0.51	+0.4%
2025	0.493	-3.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

Greece's 0.493 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Greece's 0.493 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4995, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory Democracy 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
1975	+675.9%	0.058	0.45
1833	+263.6%	0.022	0.08
1945	+106.5%	0.031	0.064
1967	-76.6%	0.175	0.041
1947	+65.6%	0.09	0.149
1920	+55.6%	0.108	0.168

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.018	0.018	0.018	1
1790s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1800s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1810s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1820s	0.0212	0.018	0.022	10
1830s	0.0668	0.022	0.087	10
1840s	0.098	0.087	0.108	10
1850s	0.1115	0.105	0.115	10
1860s	0.1145	0.107	0.12	10
1870s	0.1349	0.113	0.16	10
1880s	0.1564	0.141	0.16	10
1890s	0.1638	0.163	0.164	10
1900s	0.1557	0.151	0.163	10
1910s	0.1417	0.108	0.155	8
1920s	0.1442	0.1	0.169	10
1930s	0.1143	0.047	0.154	10
1940s	0.0757	0.03	0.15	10
1950s	0.1951	0.173	0.205	10
1960s	0.1518	0.035	0.208	10
1970s	0.2848	0.035	0.552	10
1980s	0.5586	0.546	0.579	10
1990s	0.5994	0.594	0.602	10
2000s	0.6063	0.599	0.614	10
2010s	0.6241	0.61	0.642	10
2020s	0.5212	0.493	0.559	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Greece?: Participatory democracy index in Greece was 0.493 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 0.642 in 2015.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1789.
How does Greece rank for participatory democracy index?: Greece ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.