Greece vs Tonga: Democracy
Greece
7
in 2025
Tonga
7
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Tonga
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7 against 7 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 2.7 | Greece |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1920s | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | Greece |
| 1930s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Greece |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Greece |
| 1970s | 4.1 | 0 | 4.1 | Greece |
| 1980s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Greece |
| 1990s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Greece |
| 2000s | 7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | Greece |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.2 | 0.8 | Greece |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Greece or Tonga?
- Greece, at 7 against 7 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Tonga?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Tonga rank globally for democracy?
- Greece ranks 1st and Tonga 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).