Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Greece

Greece: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 1.21 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2010
All-time low
-1.84
in 1941
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Greece, 1789–2025

-2-1012178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rigorous and impartial public administration score in Greece is 1.21, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Greece peaked at 1.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.84, in 1941.

That places Greece 53rd 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.

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Greece, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 -0.444
1790 -0.444 -0.0%
1791 -0.444 -0.0%
1792 -0.444 -0.0%
1793 -0.444 -0.0%
1794 -0.444 -0.0%
1795 -0.444 -0.0%
1796 -0.444 -0.0%
1797 -0.444 -0.0%
1798 -0.444 -0.0%
1799 -0.444 -0.0%
1800 -0.444 -0.0%
1801 -0.444 -0.0%
1802 -0.444 -0.0%
1803 -0.444 -0.0%
1804 -0.444 -0.0%
1805 -0.444 -0.0%
1806 -0.444 -0.0%
1807 -0.444 -0.0%
1808 -0.444 -0.0%
1809 -0.444 -0.0%
1810 -0.444 -0.0%
1811 -0.444 -0.0%
1812 -0.444 -0.0%
1813 -0.444 -0.0%
1814 -0.444 -0.0%
1815 -0.444 -0.0%
1816 -0.444 -0.0%
1817 -0.444 -0.0%
1818 -0.444 -0.0%
1819 -0.444 -0.0%
1820 -0.444 -0.0%
1821 -0.444 -0.0%
1822 -0.525 +18.2%
1823 -0.525 -0.0%
1824 -0.525 -0.0%
1825 -0.525 -0.0%
1826 -0.525 -0.0%
1827 -0.525 -0.0%
1828 -0.525 -0.0%
1829 -0.525 -0.0%
1830 -0.525 -0.0%
1831 -0.525 -0.0%
1832 -0.525 -0.0%
1833 -0.525 -0.0%
1834 -0.525 -0.0%
1835 -0.525 -0.0%
1836 -0.525 -0.0%
1837 -0.525 -0.0%
1838 -0.525 -0.0%
1839 -0.525 -0.0%
1840 -0.525 -0.0%
1841 -0.525 -0.0%
1842 -0.525 -0.0%
1843 -0.525 -0.0%
1844 -0.525 -0.0%
1845 -0.525 -0.0%
1846 -0.525 -0.0%
1847 -0.525 -0.0%
1848 -0.525 -0.0%
1849 -0.525 -0.0%
1850 -0.525 -0.0%
1851 -0.525 -0.0%
1852 -0.525 -0.0%
1853 -0.525 -0.0%
1854 -0.525 -0.0%
1855 -0.525 -0.0%
1856 -0.525 -0.0%
1857 -0.525 -0.0%
1858 -0.525 -0.0%
1859 -0.525 -0.0%
1860 -0.525 -0.0%
1861 -0.525 -0.0%
1862 -0.525 -0.0%
1863 -0.525 -0.0%
1864 -0.525 -0.0%
1865 -0.525 -0.0%
1866 -0.525 -0.0%
1867 -0.525 -0.0%
1868 -0.525 -0.0%
1869 -0.525 -0.0%
1870 -0.525 -0.0%
1871 -0.525 -0.0%
1872 -0.525 -0.0%
1873 -0.525 -0.0%
1874 -0.525 -0.0%
1875 -0.525 -0.0%
1876 -0.525 -0.0%
1877 -0.525 -0.0%
1878 -0.525 -0.0%
1879 -0.525 -0.0%
1880 -0.525 -0.0%
1881 -0.525 -0.0%
1882 -0.525 -0.0%
1883 -0.525 -0.0%
1884 -0.525 -0.0%
1885 -0.525 -0.0%
1886 -0.525 -0.0%
1887 -0.525 -0.0%
1888 -0.525 -0.0%
1889 -0.525 -0.0%
1890 -0.525 -0.0%
1891 -0.525 -0.0%
1892 -0.525 -0.0%
1893 -0.525 -0.0%
1894 -0.525 -0.0%
1895 -0.525 -0.0%
1896 -0.525 -0.0%
1897 -0.525 -0.0%
1898 -0.525 -0.0%
1899 -0.525 -0.0%
1900 -0.525 -0.0%
1901 -0.525 -0.0%
1902 -0.525 -0.0%
1903 -0.525 -0.0%
1904 -0.525 -0.0%
1905 -0.525 -0.0%
1906 -0.525 -0.0%
1907 -0.525 -0.0%
1908 -0.525 -0.0%
1909 -0.525 -0.0%
1910 0.092 -117.5%
1911 0.377 +309.8%
1912 0.377 +0.0%
1913 0.377 +0.0%
1914 0.377 +0.0%
1915 0.377 +0.0%
1916 0.377 +0.0%
1917 0.299 -20.7%
1918 0.299 +0.0%
1919 0.299 +0.0%
1920 0.299 +0.0%
1921 0.299 +0.0%
1922 0.299 +0.0%
1923 0.299 +0.0%
1924 0.299 +0.0%
1925 0.202 -32.4%
1926 0.202 +0.0%
1927 0.386 +91.1%
1928 0.499 +29.3%
1929 0.499 +0.0%
1930 0.499 +0.0%
1931 0.499 +0.0%
1932 0.499 +0.0%
1933 -0.321 -164.3%
1934 -0.321 -0.0%
1935 -0.321 -0.0%
1936 -0.811 +152.6%
1937 -0.811 -0.0%
1938 -0.811 -0.0%
1939 -0.811 -0.0%
1940 -1.42 +74.8%
1941 -1.84 +29.6%
1942 -1.43 -22.2%
1943 -1.43 -0.0%
1944 -1.43 -0.0%
1945 -0.104 -92.7%
1946 -0.225 +116.3%
1947 -0.225 -0.0%
1948 -0.225 -0.0%
1949 -0.225 -0.0%
1950 0.155 -168.9%
1951 0.155 +0.0%
1952 0.665 +329.0%
1953 0.665 +0.0%
1954 0.665 +0.0%
1955 0.665 +0.0%
1956 0.665 +0.0%
1957 0.665 +0.0%
1958 0.665 +0.0%
1959 0.665 +0.0%
1960 0.665 +0.0%
1961 0.665 +0.0%
1962 0.665 +0.0%
1963 0.822 +23.6%
1964 0.822 +0.0%
1965 0.822 +0.0%
1966 0.822 +0.0%
1967 -0.575 -170.0%
1968 -0.575 -0.0%
1969 -0.575 -0.0%
1970 -0.575 -0.0%
1971 -0.575 -0.0%
1972 -0.575 -0.0%
1973 -0.575 -0.0%
1974 -0.309 -46.3%
1975 -0.034 -89.0%
1976 0.778 -2388.2%
1977 0.778 +0.0%
1978 0.778 +0.0%
1979 0.778 +0.0%
1980 0.778 +0.0%
1981 0.778 +0.0%
1982 1.59 +104.9%
1983 1.59 +0.0%
1984 1.59 +0.0%
1985 1.59 +0.0%
1986 1.59 +0.0%
1987 1.59 +0.0%
1988 1.59 +0.0%
1989 1.59 +0.0%
1990 1.59 +0.0%
1991 1.59 +0.0%
1992 1.59 +0.0%
1993 1.59 +0.0%
1994 1.59 +0.0%
1995 1.59 +0.0%
1996 1.59 +0.0%
1997 1.59 +0.0%
1998 1.59 +0.0%
1999 1.59 +0.0%
2000 1.59 +0.0%
2001 1.59 +0.0%
2002 1.59 +0.0%
2003 1.59 +0.0%
2004 1.59 +0.0%
2005 1.59 +0.0%
2006 1.59 +0.0%
2007 1.59 +0.0%
2008 1.59 +0.0%
2009 1.59 +0.0%
2010 1.7 +6.3%
2011 1.7 +0.0%
2012 1.7 +0.0%
2013 1.44 -14.9%
2014 1.44 +0.0%
2015 1.47 +1.7%
2016 1.47 +0.0%
2017 1.6 +8.8%
2018 1.49 -6.6%
2019 1.51 +1.0%
2020 1.21 -19.9%
2021 1.21 +0.0%
2022 1.21 +0.0%
2023 1.21 +0.0%
2024 1.21 +0.0%
2025 1.21 +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.58, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1.21 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -0.444 -0.444 -0.444 1
1790s -0.444 -0.444 -0.444 10
1800s -0.444 -0.444 -0.444 10
1810s -0.444 -0.444 -0.444 10
1820s -0.5088 -0.525 -0.444 10
1830s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1840s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1850s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1860s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1870s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1880s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1890s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1900s -0.525 -0.525 -0.525 10
1910s 0.3251 0.092 0.377 10
1920s 0.3283 0.202 0.499 10
1930s -0.271 -0.811 0.499 10
1940s -0.855 -1.84 -0.104 10
1950s 0.563 0.155 0.665 10
1960s 0.3558 -0.575 0.822 10
1970s 0.0469 -0.575 0.778 10
1980s 1.43 0.778 1.59 10
1990s 1.59 1.59 1.59 10
2000s 1.59 1.59 1.59 10
2010s 1.55 1.44 1.7 10
2020s 1.21 1.21 1.21 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 50 Honduras 1.27 compare
  2. 51 Barbados 1.23 compare
  3. 52 United States 1.22 compare
  4. 54 South Africa 1.19 compare
  5. 55 Mauritius 1.14 compare
  6. 56 Jordan 1.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Greece?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Greece was 1.21 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2010.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was -1.84 in 1941.
How does Greece rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Greece ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.