Greece vs South Korea: Elected political leaders index
Greece
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Greece
- South Korea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1830s | 0.15 | 0 | 0.15 | Greece |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0.8845 | 0.2845 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Greece or South Korea?
- Greece, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Greece and South Korea?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Greece ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.