Which has higher democracy, Greece or Luxembourg?

Greece, at 2 against 2 in Luxembourg as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Luxembourg?

143 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.

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.

Greece vs Luxembourg: Democracy

Greece

in 2018

Luxembourg

in 2018

Greece rank

1st

Luxembourg rank

1st

Democracy over time

Greece
Luxembourg

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 143 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1860s	2	1	1	Greece
1870s	2	1	1	Greece
1880s	2	1	1	Greece
1890s	2	2	0	—
1900s	2	2	0	—
1910s	1.83	2	0.1667	Luxembourg
1920s	1.3	2	0.7	Luxembourg
1930s	1.2	2	0.8	Luxembourg
1940s	1.8	2	0.2	Luxembourg
1950s	1	2	1	Luxembourg
1960s	0.7	2	1.3	Luxembourg
1970s	1.1	2	0.9	Luxembourg
1980s	2	2	0	—
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 Luxembourg?: Greece, at 2 against 2 in Luxembourg as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Luxembourg?: 0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Luxembourg?: 143 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Greece and Luxembourg rank globally for democracy?: Greece ranks 1st and Luxembourg 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: 07 August 2026

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).