Germany vs Greece: Democracy

Germany
2
in 2018
Greece
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Greece rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Germany
  • Greece
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Greece ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Greece Difference Ahead
1860s 0.5 2 1.5 Greece
1870s 1 2 1 Greece
1880s 1 2 1 Greece
1890s 1 2 1 Greece
1900s 1 2 1 Greece
1910s 1 1.83 0.8333 Greece
1920s 2 1.3 0.7 Germany
1930s 0.6 1.2 0.6 Greece
1940s 0 1 1 Greece
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, Germany or Greece?
Germany, at 2 against 2 in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Germany and Greece?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
102 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
How do Germany and Greece rank globally for democracy?
Germany ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 168 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).