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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Greece

Greece: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.74
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.903
in 2000
All-time low
0.113
in 1808
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Greece, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Greece stood at 0.74.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Greece peaked at 0.903 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.113, in 1808.

That places Greece 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.117 —
1790 0.117 +0.0%
1791 0.117 +0.0%
1792 0.117 +0.0%
1793 0.117 +0.0%
1794 0.117 +0.0%
1795 0.117 +0.0%
1796 0.117 +0.0%
1797 0.117 +0.0%
1798 0.117 +0.0%
1799 0.117 +0.0%
1800 0.117 +0.0%
1801 0.117 +0.0%
1802 0.117 +0.0%
1803 0.117 +0.0%
1804 0.117 +0.0%
1805 0.117 +0.0%
1806 0.117 +0.0%
1807 0.117 +0.0%
1808 0.113 -3.4%
1809 0.113 +0.0%
1810 0.113 +0.0%
1811 0.113 +0.0%
1812 0.113 +0.0%
1813 0.113 +0.0%
1814 0.113 +0.0%
1815 0.113 +0.0%
1816 0.113 +0.0%
1817 0.113 +0.0%
1818 0.113 +0.0%
1819 0.113 +0.0%
1820 0.113 +0.0%
1821 0.113 +0.0%
1822 0.376 +232.7%
1823 0.376 +0.0%
1824 0.376 +0.0%
1825 0.376 +0.0%
1826 0.376 +0.0%
1827 0.376 +0.0%
1828 0.376 +0.0%
1829 0.376 +0.0%
1830 0.376 +0.0%
1831 0.361 -4.0%
1832 0.372 +3.0%
1833 0.296 -20.4%
1834 0.304 +2.7%
1835 0.318 +4.6%
1836 0.318 +0.0%
1837 0.318 +0.0%
1838 0.318 +0.0%
1839 0.318 +0.0%
1840 0.318 +0.0%
1841 0.318 +0.0%
1842 0.318 +0.0%
1843 0.424 +33.3%
1844 0.437 +3.1%
1845 0.437 +0.0%
1846 0.437 +0.0%
1847 0.437 +0.0%
1848 0.437 +0.0%
1849 0.437 +0.0%
1850 0.437 +0.0%
1851 0.437 +0.0%
1852 0.437 +0.0%
1853 0.437 +0.0%
1854 0.437 +0.0%
1855 0.437 +0.0%
1856 0.437 +0.0%
1857 0.437 +0.0%
1858 0.437 +0.0%
1859 0.437 +0.0%
1860 0.437 +0.0%
1861 0.437 +0.0%
1862 0.437 +0.0%
1863 0.437 +0.0%
1864 0.437 +0.0%
1865 0.434 -0.7%
1866 0.434 +0.0%
1867 0.434 +0.0%
1868 0.434 +0.0%
1869 0.434 +0.0%
1870 0.434 +0.0%
1871 0.434 +0.0%
1872 0.434 +0.0%
1873 0.434 +0.0%
1874 0.47 +8.3%
1875 0.552 +17.4%
1876 0.552 +0.0%
1877 0.552 +0.0%
1878 0.552 +0.0%
1879 0.552 +0.0%
1880 0.552 +0.0%
1881 0.552 +0.0%
1882 0.552 +0.0%
1883 0.561 +1.6%
1884 0.561 +0.0%
1885 0.561 +0.0%
1886 0.561 +0.0%
1887 0.561 +0.0%
1888 0.561 +0.0%
1889 0.561 +0.0%
1890 0.561 +0.0%
1891 0.561 +0.0%
1892 0.561 +0.0%
1893 0.561 +0.0%
1894 0.561 +0.0%
1895 0.561 +0.0%
1896 0.561 +0.0%
1897 0.561 +0.0%
1898 0.561 +0.0%
1899 0.561 +0.0%
1900 0.561 +0.0%
1901 0.561 +0.0%
1902 0.561 +0.0%
1903 0.561 +0.0%
1904 0.561 +0.0%
1905 0.561 +0.0%
1906 0.561 +0.0%
1907 0.561 +0.0%
1908 0.561 +0.0%
1909 0.566 +0.9%
1910 0.572 +1.1%
1911 0.577 +0.9%
1912 0.579 +0.3%
1913 0.579 +0.0%
1914 0.579 +0.0%
1915 0.572 -1.2%
1916 0.571 -0.2%
1917 0.56 -1.9%
1918 0.56 +0.0%
1919 0.56 +0.0%
1920 0.56 +0.0%
1921 0.565 +0.9%
1922 0.562 -0.5%
1923 0.558 -0.7%
1924 0.563 +0.9%
1925 0.527 -6.4%
1926 0.397 -24.7%
1927 0.593 +49.4%
1928 0.6 +1.2%
1929 0.608 +1.3%
1930 0.608 +0.0%
1931 0.608 +0.0%
1932 0.608 +0.0%
1933 0.597 -1.8%
1934 0.592 -0.8%
1935 0.546 -7.8%
1936 0.216 -60.4%
1937 0.242 +12.0%
1938 0.242 +0.0%
1939 0.242 +0.0%
1940 0.176 -27.3%
1941 0.162 -8.0%
1942 0.169 +4.3%
1943 0.173 +2.4%
1944 0.175 +1.2%
1945 0.267 +52.6%
1946 0.456 +70.8%
1947 0.526 +15.4%
1948 0.529 +0.6%
1949 0.531 +0.4%
1950 0.608 +14.5%
1951 0.625 +2.8%
1952 0.651 +4.2%
1953 0.622 -4.5%
1954 0.667 +7.2%
1955 0.689 +3.3%
1956 0.698 +1.3%
1957 0.703 +0.7%
1958 0.703 +0.0%
1959 0.703 +0.0%
1960 0.703 +0.0%
1961 0.701 -0.3%
1962 0.705 +0.6%
1963 0.707 +0.3%
1964 0.709 +0.3%
1965 0.706 -0.4%
1966 0.699 -1.0%
1967 0.316 -54.8%
1968 0.237 -25.0%
1969 0.237 +0.0%
1970 0.237 +0.0%
1971 0.237 +0.0%
1972 0.237 +0.0%
1973 0.237 +0.0%
1974 0.293 +23.6%
1975 0.797 +172.0%
1976 0.859 +7.8%
1977 0.884 +2.9%
1978 0.884 +0.0%
1979 0.884 +0.0%
1980 0.884 +0.0%
1981 0.884 +0.0%
1982 0.888 +0.5%
1983 0.888 +0.0%
1984 0.89 +0.2%
1985 0.89 +0.0%
1986 0.89 +0.0%
1987 0.89 +0.0%
1988 0.89 +0.0%
1989 0.89 +0.0%
1990 0.89 +0.0%
1991 0.89 +0.0%
1992 0.892 +0.2%
1993 0.893 +0.1%
1994 0.893 +0.0%
1995 0.894 +0.1%
1996 0.902 +0.9%
1997 0.902 +0.0%
1998 0.902 +0.0%
1999 0.902 +0.0%
2000 0.903 +0.1%
2001 0.903 +0.0%
2002 0.903 +0.0%
2003 0.903 +0.0%
2004 0.903 +0.0%
2005 0.903 +0.0%
2006 0.9 -0.3%
2007 0.895 -0.6%
2008 0.895 +0.0%
2009 0.895 +0.0%
2010 0.896 +0.1%
2011 0.9 +0.4%
2012 0.897 -0.3%
2013 0.898 +0.1%
2014 0.901 +0.3%
2015 0.89 -1.2%
2016 0.889 -0.1%
2017 0.889 +0.0%
2018 0.892 +0.3%
2019 0.881 -1.2%
2020 0.846 -4.0%
2021 0.82 -3.1%
2022 0.776 -5.4%
2023 0.76 -2.1%
2024 0.733 -3.6%
2025 0.74 +1.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.74 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.74 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8415, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.117 0.117 0.117 1
1790s 0.117 0.117 0.117 10
1800s 0.1162 0.113 0.117 10
1810s 0.113 0.113 0.113 10
1820s 0.3234 0.113 0.376 10
1830s 0.3299 0.296 0.376 10
1840s 0.4 0.318 0.437 10
1850s 0.437 0.437 0.437 10
1860s 0.4355 0.434 0.437 10
1870s 0.4966 0.434 0.552 10
1880s 0.5583 0.552 0.561 10
1890s 0.561 0.561 0.561 10
1900s 0.5615 0.561 0.566 10
1910s 0.5709 0.56 0.579 10
1920s 0.5533 0.397 0.608 10
1930s 0.4501 0.216 0.608 10
1940s 0.3164 0.162 0.531 10
1950s 0.6669 0.608 0.703 10
1960s 0.572 0.237 0.709 10
1970s 0.5549 0.237 0.884 10
1980s 0.8884 0.884 0.89 10
1990s 0.896 0.89 0.902 10
2000s 0.9003 0.895 0.903 10
2010s 0.8933 0.881 0.901 10
2020s 0.7792 0.733 0.846 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Greece?
Liberal political institutions index in Greece was 0.74 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.903 in 2000.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.113 in 1808.
How does Greece rank for liberal political institutions index?
Greece ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.