Brazil vs Poland: Free and Fair Elections Index
Brazil
0.838
in 2025
Poland
0.825
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
Poland rank
56th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Brazil
- Poland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.838 against 0.825 in Poland, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 56th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.337 | 0 | 0.337 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.5518 | 0 | 0.5518 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.2217 | 0 | 0.2217 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.205 | 0 | 0.205 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.3044 | 0 | 0.3044 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.0855 | 0.292 | 0.2065 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.0854 | 0.6217 | 0.5363 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.0417 | 0.285 | 0.2433 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.4122 | 0.0725 | 0.3397 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.587 | 0.2037 | 0.3833 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3453 | 0.2394 | 0.1059 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3139 | 0.2328 | 0.0811 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4921 | 0.2753 | 0.2168 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8916 | 0.9305 | 0.0389 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.9149 | 0.9614 | 0.0465 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9127 | 0.9546 | 0.0419 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.8555 | 0.7568 | 0.0987 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Brazil or Poland?
- Brazil, at 0.838 against 0.825 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Brazil and Poland?
- 0.013, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Poland?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Poland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and Poland ranks 56th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.