Colombia vs Greece: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Greece
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
42nd
Greece rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Greece
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Greece ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Greece ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Greece in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 3 | 2.2 | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 3 | 2.6 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1.5 | 2.62 | 1.12 | Greece |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Greece |
| 1960s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 8.8 | 5.5 | Greece |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 9 | 4.1 | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 9 | 3.6 | Greece |
| 2010s | 6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | Greece |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Greece?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Greece?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Greece?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Greece rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Greece ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.