Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Greece
Greece: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.872 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Greece, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Greece is 0.872, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Greece peaked at 0.906 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.322, in 1900.
Greece ranks 22nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.322 | — |
| 1901 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.325 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.346 | +6.5% |
| 1911 | 0.385 | +11.3% |
| 1912 | 0.374 | -2.9% |
| 1913 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.365 | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.375 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.378 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.389 | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 0.391 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.413 | +5.6% |
| 1928 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.422 | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.414 | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 0.402 | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 0.414 | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 0.402 | -2.9% |
| 1939 | 0.391 | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.357 | -8.7% |
| 1941 | 0.344 | -3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.345 | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.345 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.345 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.452 | +31.0% |
| 1946 | 0.531 | +17.5% |
| 1947 | 0.528 | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.59 | +11.7% |
| 1951 | 0.588 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.575 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.593 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.625 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.639 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.612 | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.611 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.647 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.793 | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 0.805 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.814 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.861 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.87 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.892 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.903 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.902 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.904 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.902 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.905 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.906 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.903 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.901 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.899 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.885 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.891 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.893 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.901 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.864 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.845 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.851 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.852 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.853 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.85 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.88 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.872 | -0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.872 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.872 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3223 | 0.322 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3706 | 0.346 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3922 | 0.378 | 0.413 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4106 | 0.391 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4303 | 0.344 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5932 | 0.575 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6198 | 0.6 | 0.639 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7104 | 0.611 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.88 | 0.814 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9035 | 0.902 | 0.905 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9051 | 0.905 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 | 0.845 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8597 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Greece?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Greece was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2009.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.322 in 1900.
- How does Greece rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.