Bahamas vs Greece: Democracy

Bahamas
7
in 2025
Greece
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Greece rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bahamas
  • Greece
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Greece, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Greece Difference Ahead
1820s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1830s 2 0 2 Bahamas
1840s 2 1.2 0.8 Bahamas
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2.5 0.5 Greece
1880s 2 3 1 Greece
1890s 2 3 1 Greece
1900s 2 2.7 0.7 Greece
1910s 2 3 1 Greece
1920s 2 3.5 1.5 Greece
1930s 2 2.7 0.7 Greece
1940s 2 1.4 0.6 Bahamas
1950s 2 3 1 Greece
1960s 5 2.5 2.5 Bahamas
1970s 7 4.1 2.9 Bahamas
1980s 7 7 0
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Greece?
Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Greece?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Greece?
204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Greece rank globally for democracy?
Bahamas ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).