Which has higher democracy, Greece or Samoa?

Greece, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Samoa?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Samoa: Democracy

Greece

in 2025

Samoa

in 2025

Greece rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

Democracy over time

Greece
Samoa

How they compare

Greece currently reports 7 against 7 in Samoa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	2.62	0	2.62	Greece
1910s	3	0	3	Greece
1920s	3.5	1.2	2.3	Greece
1930s	2.7	2	0.7	Greece
1940s	1.4	2	0.6	Samoa
1950s	3	2	1	Greece
1960s	2.5	3.6	1.1	Samoa
1970s	4.1	4	0.1	Greece
1980s	7	4	3	Greece
1990s	7	7	0	—
2000s	7	7	0	—
2010s	7	7	0	—
2020s	7	7	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Greece or Samoa?: Greece, at 7 against 7 in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Samoa?: 0, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Samoa?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Greece and Samoa rank globally for democracy?: Greece ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).