Greece is a unitary parliamentary republic and an EU and NATO member. The government, led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis since 2019, combines market-oriented economic policy and high defence spending with strict border controls.
In the 12 Axes register, Greece leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Greece sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised state, elected regions since 2010
Representative Democracy
Mitsotakis government, New Democracy majority
Centrist
Strong rights, wiretapping scandal remains
Cooperation
EU and NATO member
Military-Focused
Defence spending among NATO's highest by GDP share
Assimilationist
Strict border and asylum policy
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy with privatisations
Balanced
Market economy, state owns utilities
Free Trade
EU single market, shipping sector
Spiritual
Orthodox Church recognised as prevailing religion
Moderate
Same-sex marriage legal since 2024
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Greece is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Security – Freedom
On Security – Freedom, Greece is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
