Greece

Electoral democracy in Greece

Electoral democracy in Greece: 0.02 of 1 in 1789 and 0.74 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.74 of 1
Since 1789
+0.72 of 1
Rank, 2025
43 of 175
counting from the highest
World, 2025
0.48 of 1

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Electoral democracy in GreeceElectoral democracy in Greece: 0.02 of 1 in 1789 and 0.74 of 1 in 2025, by V-Dem estimates. The highest was 0.9 of 1 in 2009, the lowest 0.02 of 1 in 1809.
Estimates, V-DemWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 0.9 of 1 in 2009, the lowest 0.02 of 1 in 1809.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearGreeceWorld
20250.740.48
20240.740.49
20230.740.49
20220.760.5
20210.760.5
20200.790.51
20190.860.52
20180.860.52
20170.870.52
20160.870.52
20150.880.52
20140.890.52
20130.890.52
20120.90.53
20110.90.53
20100.90.52
20090.90.52
20080.90.52
20070.90.52
20060.890.52
20050.890.52
20040.890.51
20030.890.51
20020.890.5
20010.890.49
20000.880.49
19990.880.49
19980.880.49
19970.880.49
19960.880.48
19950.880.47
19940.880.47
19930.880.46
19920.880.44
19910.880.42
19900.880.41
19890.870.36
19880.860.36
19870.860.35
19860.860.34
19850.860.34
19840.860.33
19830.850.32
19820.850.32
19810.830.32
19800.830.32
19790.830.31
19780.830.3
19770.830.3
19760.810.29
19750.740.29
19740.140.29
19730.070.29
19720.070.29
19710.070.29
19700.070.29
19690.070.29
19680.070.3
19670.120.29
19660.340.29
19650.40.3
19640.40.3
19630.380.3
19620.380.29
19610.390.29
19600.390.28
19590.390.27
19580.390.27
19570.390.27
19560.390.26
19550.390.25
19540.390.25
19530.390.24
19520.320.24
19510.310.24
19500.310.23
19490.270.22
19480.270.22
19470.270.21
19460.180.19
19450.120.16
19440.050.14
19430.050.14
19420.050.14
19410.040.15
19400.040.15
19390.050.17
19380.050.17
19370.050.17
19360.060.17
19350.30.17
19340.350.18
19330.350.18
19320.360.19
19310.360.18
19300.360.18
19290.360.19
19280.360.19
19270.360.19
19260.180.19
19250.250.19
19240.370.19
19230.260.19
19220.340.19
19210.370.19
19200.370.18
1919–0.16
1918–0.15
19170.220.15
19160.250.15
19150.360.15
19140.370.15
19130.370.15
19120.370.15
19110.350.15
19100.360.15
19090.370.15
19080.370.15
19070.370.15
19060.370.15
19050.360.15
19040.360.14
19030.360.14
19020.380.15
19010.390.14
19000.390.14
18990.390.22
18980.390.22
18970.390.22
18960.390.22
18950.390.22
18940.390.21
18930.390.21
18920.390.21
18910.390.2
18900.390.2
18890.390.2
18880.390.2
18870.390.2
18860.340.19
18850.350.19
18840.390.2
18830.390.19
18820.390.19
18810.390.19
18800.390.19
18790.390.19
18780.390.18
18770.390.18
18760.390.19
18750.270.18
18740.240.18
18730.270.18
18720.270.18
18710.270.18
18700.270.18
18690.250.17
18680.230.17
18670.270.17
18660.270.16
18650.250.16
18640.220.16
18630.240.16
18620.250.16
18610.250.15
18600.250.15
18590.230.14
18580.220.14
18570.220.14
18560.240.13
18550.250.13
18540.250.13
18530.250.13
18520.250.13
18510.250.13
18500.220.13
18490.210.15
18480.210.13
18470.210.11
18460.210.11
18450.210.11
18440.230.11
18430.180.1
18420.130.1
18410.130.1
18400.130.1
18390.130.1
18380.130.09
18370.130.09
18360.130.1
18350.130.09
18340.130.09
18330.130.09
18320.160.09
18310.160.09
18300.160.09
18290.160.08
18280.160.08
18270.160.09
18260.160.08
18250.160.08
18240.160.08
18230.160.08
18220.160.08
18210.020.07
18200.020.07
18190.020.06
18180.020.06
18170.020.06
18160.020.06
18150.020.06
18140.020.05
18130.020.05
18120.020.06
18110.020.06
18100.020.06
18090.020.05
18080.020.05
18070.020.05
18060.020.05
18050.020.05
18040.020.05
18030.020.05
18020.020.05
18010.020.05
18000.020.05
17990.020.05
17980.020.06
17970.020.05
17960.020.05
17950.020.05
17940.020.05
17930.020.05
17920.020.05
17910.020.05
17900.020.05
17890.020.05

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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