Greece vs Portugal: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Portugal
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1827 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1860s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Greece |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1.83 | 1.83 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 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 | 1 | 0.1 | Greece |
| 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 Portugal?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Portugal?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1827 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Portugal 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
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).