Albania vs Greece: Democracy

Albania
2
in 2018
Greece
2
in 2018
Albania rank
1st
Greece rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Albania
  • Greece
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 2 against 2 in Greece, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Greece ahead.

Albania ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Greece Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1.5 0.5 Greece
1920s 0.5 1.3 0.8 Greece
1930s 0.1 1.2 1.1 Greece
1940s 0.6 1.4 0.8 Greece
1950s 0 1 1 Greece
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Greece
1970s 0 1.1 1.1 Greece
1980s 0 2 2 Greece
1990s 1 2 1 Greece
2000s 1.8 2 0.2 Greece
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Albania or Greece?
Albania, at 2 against 2 in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Albania and Greece?
0, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Greece?
101 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2018.
How do Albania and Greece rank globally for democracy?
Albania ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).