Greece vs Israel: Democracy
Greece
2
in 2025
Israel
2
in 2025
Greece rank
32nd
Israel rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Israel ahead.
Greece ranks 32nd and Israel ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.875 | 0 | 0.875 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Israel |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Israel?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 32nd and Israel 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.