Greece vs Spain: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1827 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 12 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1830s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Greece |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Greece |
| 1860s | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | Greece |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.83 | 2 | 0.1667 | Spain |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 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 Spain?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Spain?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1827 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Spain 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).