Greece vs Switzerland: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2018
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Greece rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.83 | 2 | 0.1667 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).