Greece vs Netherlands: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
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
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).