Croatia vs Greece: Democracy
Croatia
7
in 2025
Greece
7
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- Greece
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 7 against 7 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Greece ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Greece |
| 1920s | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | Croatia |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Greece |
| 1960s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | Greece |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 | 6 | Greece |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Greece |
| 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, Croatia or Greece?
- Croatia, at 7 against 7 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Greece?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Greece?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Greece rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia 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
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).