Political centralization index in Greece
Greece: Political centralization index was 0.202 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.202
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
113th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.925
in 1789
All-time low
0.087
in 2014
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political centralization index in Greece, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.202 for political centralization index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Greece peaked at 0.925 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 2014.
That places Greece 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political centralization index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.925 | — |
| 1790 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.537 | -41.9% |
| 1823 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.678 | +26.3% |
| 1834 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.601 | -11.4% |
| 1836 | 0.544 | -9.5% |
| 1837 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.487 | -10.5% |
| 1844 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.48 | -1.4% |
| 1846 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.399 | -16.9% |
| 1876 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.383 | -4.0% |
| 1911 | 0.391 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.398 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.39 | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.395 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.304 | -23.0% |
| 1926 | 0.414 | +36.2% |
| 1927 | 0.318 | -23.2% |
| 1928 | 0.305 | -4.1% |
| 1929 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.657 | +115.4% |
| 1937 | 0.612 | -6.8% |
| 1938 | 0.612 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.612 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.677 | +10.6% |
| 1941 | 0.708 | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.688 | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.681 | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.562 | -17.5% |
| 1946 | 0.456 | -18.9% |
| 1947 | 0.405 | -11.2% |
| 1948 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.405 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.36 | -11.1% |
| 1951 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.337 | -6.4% |
| 1953 | 0.412 | +22.3% |
| 1954 | 0.313 | -24.0% |
| 1955 | 0.283 | -9.6% |
| 1956 | 0.274 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.276 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.436 | +58.0% |
| 1968 | 0.571 | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.571 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.516 | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.24 | -53.5% |
| 1976 | 0.16 | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.116 | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.12 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.096 | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.102 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.108 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.087 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.106 | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.104 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.096 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.124 | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.171 | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.162 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.192 | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 0.202 | +5.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.202 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.202 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.6146 | 0.537 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.5744 | 0.537 | 0.678 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5006 | 0.48 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4395 | 0.399 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.399 | 0.399 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.399 | 0.399 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.399 | 0.399 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.393 | 0.383 | 0.398 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3606 | 0.304 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4323 | 0.305 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5668 | 0.405 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3161 | 0.274 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3498 | 0.274 | 0.571 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3548 | 0.116 | 0.571 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1184 | 0.116 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.116 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0978 | 0.096 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1007 | 0.087 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1625 | 0.124 | 0.202 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
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- 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 political centralization index in Greece?
- Political centralization index in Greece was 0.202 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.925 in 1789.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for political centralization index?
- Greece ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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