Croatia vs Poland: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Croatia
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Croatia
- Poland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
Across all 82 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poland |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Croatia or Poland?
- Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Croatia and Poland?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.