New Zealand vs Poland: Engaged Society Score

New Zealand
2.16
in 2025
Poland
2.14
in 2025
New Zealand rank
20th
Poland rank
22nd

Engaged Society Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Poland
-2-1012178919072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.16 against 2.14 in Poland, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 12 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Poland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.169 -1.74 1.91 New Zealand
1860s 0.169 -1.92 2.09 New Zealand
1910s 0.9385 0.472 0.4665 New Zealand
1920s 1.44 0.5303 0.9077 New Zealand
1930s 1.44 -0.2168 1.65 New Zealand
1940s 1.15 -2.02 3.17 New Zealand
1950s 1.17 -1.8 2.97 New Zealand
1960s 1.36 -1.32 2.69 New Zealand
1970s 1.36 -1.3 2.66 New Zealand
1980s 1.08 -0.8149 1.89 New Zealand
1990s 1.26 1.73 0.473 Poland
2000s 1.69 1.76 0.0744 Poland
2010s 1.68 1.68 0.001 New Zealand
2020s 1.67 1.49 0.1848 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher engaged society score, New Zealand or Poland?
New Zealand, at 2.16 against 2.14 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in engaged society score between New Zealand and Poland?
0.02, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
118 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for engaged society score?
New Zealand ranks 20th and Poland ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Engaged Society 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.