Greece vs United Kingdom: Free and fair elections
Greece
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Greece
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8571 | 1 | 0.1429 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 free and fair elections, Greece or United Kingdom?
- Greece, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Greece and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2025.
- How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Greece ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.