Greece vs San Marino: Democracy
Greece
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- San Marino
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1822 it was San Marino ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and San Marino in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Greece |
| 1850s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Greece |
| 1870s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1900s | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Greece |
| 1910s | 3 | 5 | 2 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Greece |
| 1930s | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 3 | 5.6 | 2.6 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 2.5 | 7 | 4.5 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 4.1 | 7 | 2.9 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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 San Marino?
- Greece, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and San Marino?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and San Marino?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2025.
- How do Greece and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and San Marino 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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About this data
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).