Greece vs Lebanon: Democracy

Greece
2
in 2018
Lebanon
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Greece
  • Lebanon
00.511.52182719222018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1943 it was Lebanon ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Lebanon Difference Ahead
1940s 1.71 1 0.7143 Greece
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Lebanon
1970s 1.1 1 0.1 Greece
1980s 2 1 1 Greece
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 Lebanon?
Greece, at 2 against 2 in Lebanon as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Lebanon?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lebanon?
61 years are reported by both, from 1943 to 2018.
How do Greece and Lebanon rank globally for democracy?
Greece ranks 1st and Lebanon 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.

Individual pages

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).