Greece vs Slovakia: Democracy

Greece
2
in 2018
Slovakia
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Greece
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Slovakia ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Slovakia Difference Ahead
1920s 1.3 2 0.7 Slovakia
1930s 1.33 1.89 0.5556 Slovakia
1940s 1.8 0.8 1 Greece
1950s 1 0 1 Greece
1960s 0.7778 0 0.7778 Greece
1970s 1.1 0 1.1 Greece
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Greece
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 Slovakia?
Greece, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Slovakia?
0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?
92 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
How do Greece and Slovakia rank globally for democracy?
Greece ranks 1st and Slovakia 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).