Greece vs Liberia: Democracy

Greece
2
in 2018
Liberia
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Greece
  • Liberia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.

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

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Liberia Difference Ahead
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1.6 1 0.6 Greece
1870s 2 1 1 Greece
1880s 2 1 1 Greece
1890s 2 1 1 Greece
1900s 2 0.9 1.1 Greece
1910s 1.83 0 1.83 Greece
1920s 1.3 0 1.3 Greece
1930s 1.2 0 1.2 Greece
1940s 1.4 0 1.4 Greece
1950s 1 0 1 Greece
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Greece
1970s 1.1 0 1.1 Greece
1980s 2 0 2 Greece
1990s 2 1 1 Greece
2000s 2 1.4 0.6 Greece
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Greece or Liberia?
Greece, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Liberia?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Liberia?
168 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
How do Greece and Liberia rank globally for democracy?
Greece ranks 1st and Liberia 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

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).