Political Rights Score in Greece
Greece: Political Rights Score was 35 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Rights Score in Greece, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Greece stood at 35. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Greece peaked at 37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2011.
That places Greece 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Political Rights Score in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | — |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 95% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greece's 35 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.62 | 36 | 37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.4 | 35 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.67 | 35 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More social development data for Greece
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Greece?
- Political rights score in Greece was 35 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for political rights score?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.