Brazil vs Greece: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2025
Greece
2
in 2025
Brazil rank
32nd
Greece rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Greece
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 233 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Greece ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and Greece ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.875 | 0.125 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Greece |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Greece |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Greece |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Greece |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Greece |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Greece?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Greece?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Greece?
- 233 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Greece rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 32nd and Greece ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.