Finland vs Greece: Democracy
Finland
2
in 2018
Greece
2
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Greece
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 against 2 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Finland |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Finland |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Greece?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in Greece as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Greece?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Greece rank globally for democracy?
- Finland 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
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).