Belgium vs Poland: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Belgium
2.03
in 2025
Poland
2.11
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Poland rank
14th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.11 against 2.03 in Belgium, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Poland ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 19 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.701 | -0.579 | 0.122 | Poland |
| 1790s | -0.701 | -0.579 | 0.122 | Poland |
| 1800s | 1.22 | -0.57 | 1.79 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.7818 | -0.57 | 1.35 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.491 | -0.57 | 1.06 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.934 | -0.57 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.934 | -0.57 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.934 | -0.57 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.934 | -0.57 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.819 | 0.661 | 0.158 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.91 | 0.575 | 0.335 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.91 | 0.3943 | 0.5157 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.905 | -0.017 | 0.922 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.04 | -0.017 | 1.06 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.12 | -0.017 | 1.14 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.78 | -0.017 | 1.79 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 0.0199 | 1.76 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 1.8 | 0.1778 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.8 | 0.228 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.03 | 1.78 | 0.2452 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.69 | 0.3398 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.11 against 2.03 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.08, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Poland ranks 14th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.