Japan vs Poland: Elite Consultations Score

Japan
1.53
in 2025
Poland
1.64
in 2025
Japan rank
45th
Poland rank
42nd

Elite Consultations Score over time

  • Japan
  • Poland
-2-1012178919072025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.64 against 1.53 in Japan, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Japan ranks 45th and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Poland Difference Ahead
1780s -2.05 2.19 4.23 Poland
1790s -2.05 -0.5818 1.46 Poland
1800s -2.05 -0.649 1.4 Poland
1810s -2.05 -0.649 1.4 Poland
1820s -2.05 -0.649 1.4 Poland
1830s -2.05 -1.67 0.3721 Poland
1840s -2.05 -2 0.043 Poland
1850s -1.22 -2 0.788 Japan
1860s -1.22 -2 0.788 Japan
1910s -0.144 0.1175 0.2615 Poland
1920s -0.144 0.6269 0.7709 Poland
1930s -0.7973 -0.2718 0.5256 Poland
1940s -0.368 -1.88 1.51 Japan
1950s 0.4893 -1.6 2.08 Japan
1960s 1.04 -1.04 2.08 Japan
1970s 1.07 -1.01 2.08 Japan
1980s 1.15 -1.1 2.25 Japan
1990s 1.2 1.15 0.057 Japan
2000s 1.34 1.13 0.219 Japan
2010s 1.4 0.9135 0.4886 Japan
2020s 1.53 0.8258 0.7072 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elite consultations score, Japan or Poland?
Poland, at 1.64 against 1.53 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in elite consultations score between Japan and Poland?
0.11, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for elite consultations score?
Japan ranks 45th and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elite Consultations Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.