Greece vs Hungary: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Hungary
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Hungary, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Hungary ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1.83 | 1 | 0.8333 | Greece |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.33 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Greece |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 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, Greece or Hungary?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Hungary as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Hungary?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Hungary 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
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).