Greece vs Netherlands: Democracy

Greece
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Greece
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1827 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Netherlands Difference Ahead
1820s 1 0 1 Greece
1830s 1 0 1 Greece
1840s 1 0.2 0.8 Greece
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 1 1 Greece
1910s 1.83 1 0.8333 Greece
1920s 1.3 2 0.7 Netherlands
1930s 1.2 2 0.8 Netherlands
1940s 1.8 2 0.2 Netherlands
1950s 1 2 1 Netherlands
1960s 0.7 2 1.3 Netherlands
1970s 1.1 2 0.9 Netherlands
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 Netherlands?
Greece, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Netherlands?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
183 years are reported by both, from 1827 to 2018.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
Greece ranks 1st and Netherlands 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

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).