Greece vs Iraq: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Iraq
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Iraq
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Iraq ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Greece |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.56 | 0.4444 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Greece or Iraq?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Iraq as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Iraq?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iraq?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Iraq rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Iraq 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).