Polity · 1863 CE – 1973 CE
Kingdom of Greece
Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος
- Peak recorded area
- 121,227 km²
- 1945 CE
- Rulers on record
- 23
- from 1863 CE
- Data series
- 232
- 1863 CE–1973 CE
Overview
The Kingdom of Greece was the Greek state established in 1832 by the Treaty of Constantinople, which formally recognised Greece as an independent state and established it as a monarchy, following the Greek War of Independence.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
6 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1973 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 40 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population178 obs · 1 CE–1971 CE | 8.8Mpersons1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Urban Population141 obs · 1828 CE–1970 CE | 1.6Mpersons1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Life Expectancy Female33 obs · 1950 CE–1971 CE | 75.34years1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male33 obs · 1950 CE–1971 CE | 70.51years1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration33 obs · 1950 CE–1971 CE | -12.7Kpersons1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Infant Mortality Rate22 obs · 1950 CE–1971 CE | 26.35per 1000 live births1971 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 117 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP371 obs · 1600 CE–1970 CE | 11.8Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)1970 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP per capita139 obs · 1 CE–1970 CE | 9,9002011 int'l $1970 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Total Exports95 obs · 1870 CE–1966 CE | 406million USD (current)1966 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports95 obs · 1870 CE–1966 CE | 1,214.1million USD (current)1966 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance95 obs · 1870 CE–1966 CE | -808.1million USD (current)1966 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness95 obs · 1870 CE–1966 CE | 1,620.1million USD (current)1966 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
6 of 16 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score141 obs · 1828 CE–1970 CE | 0.0027CINC (share of world capability)1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption141 obs · 1828 CE–1970 CE | 12.4Mcoal-ton equivalents1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production141 obs · 1828 CE–1970 CE | 435Ktons1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel140 obs · 1828 CE–1970 CE | 180Kpersons1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure GBP71 obs · 1843 CE–1913 CE | 4.9Mcurrent GBP1913 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure54 obs · 1914 CE–1970 CE | 473.6Mcurrent USD1970 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 26 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Coal Production71 obs · 1900 CE–1970 CE | 12.54TWh1970 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production71 obs · 1900 CE–1970 CE | 0TWh1970 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production71 obs · 1900 CE–1970 CE | 0TWh1970 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Agricultural Land %10 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 71.02%1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %10 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 23.35%1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha10 obs · 1961 CE–1970 CE | 0.3423hectares per person1970 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Governance
6 of 8 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Rule Of Law Index149 obs · 1822 CE–1970 CE | 0.429index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Electoral Democracy Index147 obs · 1822 CE–1970 CE | 0.074index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index147 obs · 1822 CE–1970 CE | 0.066index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index147 obs · 1822 CE–1970 CE | 0.036index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type69 obs · 1900 CE–1970 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity228 obs · 1943 CE–1970 CE | -7index (-10 to 10)1970 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 25 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index149 obs · 1822 CE–1970 CE | 0.05index (0-1)1970 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Electricity Production29 obs · 1943 CE–1971 CE | 11.6BGWh1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items27 obs · 1945 CE–1971 CE | 273items1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Merchant Shipping Tonnage26 obs · 1946 CE–1971 CE | 15.4Kgross tons1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Newspaper Circulation26 obs · 1946 CE–1971 CE | 672.6Kcirculation1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Radios26 obs · 1946 CE–1971 CE | 1,442count1971 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
23 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- George I of GreeceKing of the Hellenes1863 CE – 1913 CE
- Constantine I of GreeceKing of the Hellenes1913 CE – 1917 CE
- Alexander of GreeceKing of the Hellenes1917 CE – 1920 CE
- George II of GreeceKing of the Hellenes1922 CE – 1924 CE
- Georgios KondylisDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1935 CE
- Kyriakos VarvaresosDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1945 CE
- Petros VoulgarisPrime Minister of Greece1945 CE
- Konstantinos TsaldarisDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1947 CE – 1949 CE
- Paul of GreeceKing of the Hellenes1947 CE – 1964 CE
- Alexandros DiomidisDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1949 CE
- Ioannis TheotokisPrime Minister of Greece1950 CE
- Panagiotis KanellopoulosDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1950 CE
- Dimitrios KiousopoulosPrime Minister of Greece1952 CE
- Konstantinos GeorgakopoulosPrime Minister of Greece1958 CE
- Konstantinos DovasPrime Minister of Greece1961 CE
- Ioannis ParaskevopoulosPrime Minister of Greece1963 CE – 1964 CE
- Panagiotis PipinelisPrime Minister of Greece1963 CE
- Constantine II of GreeceHead of State1964 CE – 1973 CE
- Georgios Athanasiadis-NovasPrime Minister of Greece1965 CE
- Ilias TsirimokosPrime Minister of Greece1965 CE
- Stefanos StefanopoulosPrime Minister of Greece1965 CE – 1966 CE
- Konstantinos KolliasPrime Minister of Greece1967 CE
- Nikolaos MakarezosDeputy Prime Minister of Greece1971 CE – 1973 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Katharevousa
- Currency
- modern Greek drachma (GRD)
Memberships
- 20-member Defense Pact (1949)Military alliance · member1951 CE –
- 6-member Defense Pact (1953)Military alliance · member1953 CE – 1954 CE
- 6-member Defense Pact (1953)Military alliance · member1954 CE – 1964 CE
- Greece–Cyprus–Turkey Defense Pact (1960)Military alliance · member1960 CE – 1974 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Kingdom of Greece is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.