🇬🇷 Greece Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇬🇷 Greece GR / GRC #95

Nomad Score 60.0

Cities 52

Region European Union, Balkans, Mediterranean, Silk Road, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Nomad Retreats, Aegean, Europe, Europe, Southern Europe

Currency EUR

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary parliamentary republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 50/100

Press Freedom (2025) 55.4/100 #89

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.741

HDI 0.908

Regional Blocs EU

🏛 WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

Political Stability (2023) 54th pct

Rule of Law (2023) 57th pct

Corruption Control (2023) 58th pct

Govt Effectiveness (2023) 58th pct

Regulatory Quality (2023) 71th pct

Voice & Accountability (2023) 79th pct

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). Percentile rank among all countries (0=lowest, 100=highest).

🛡 SAFETY & SECURITY

Homicide Rate (2023) 0.8/100k

Traffic Deaths (2019) 8.3/100k

Military Spending (2024) 3.1% of GDP

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary parliamentary republic

Title	Name
President of Greece	Konstantinos Tasoulas
Prime Minister of Greece	Kyriakos Mitsotakis

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 50 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 55.4 / 100

Global Rank #89 / 180

Rank Change -1 vs previous year

RSF Zone UE Balkans

Political #94 44.5

Economic #127 35.0

Legal #81 63.2

Social #124 49.4

Safety #72 84.7

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.741

Liberal 0.568

Participatory 0.493

Deliberative 0.610

Egalitarian 0.640

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	55.4	89	44.5	35.0	63.2	49.4	84.7
2024	57.2	88	45.3	37.6	64.7	52.4	85.8
2023	55.2	107	53.3	37.7	61.4	52.2	71.4
2022	55.5	108	60.5	38.1	69.5	65.4	44.1
2021	71.0	70	-	-	-	-	67.8
2020	71.2	65	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	70.9	65	-	-	-	-	86.1
2018	70.8	74	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	69.1	88	-	-	-	-	80.5
2016	69.7	89	-	-	-	-	68.7
2015	69.0	91	-	-	-	-	86.1
2014	68.7	99	-	-	-	-	-
2013	71.5	84	-	-	-	-	-
2012	24.0	71	-	-	-	-	-
2010	19.0	73	-	-	-	-	-
2009	9.0	35	-	-	-	-	-
2008	7.5	31	-	-	-	-	-
2007	9.3	30	-	-	-	-	-
2006	8.0	32	-	-	-	-	-
2005	4.0	18	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index

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