Australia vs Poland: Justified Political Positions Score

Australia
2.06
in 2025
Poland
2.05
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Poland rank
20th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Australia
  • Poland
-4-202190119632025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.06 against 2.05 in Poland, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 175 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1.63 0.874 0.758 Australia
1920s 1.63 0.985 0.647 Australia
1930s 1.63 0.445 1.19 Australia
1940s 1.63 -2.78 4.42 Australia
1950s 1.63 -2.61 4.24 Australia
1960s 1.63 -2.32 3.95 Australia
1970s 1.63 -2.04 3.67 Australia
1980s 1.63 -1.64 3.27 Australia
1990s 1.63 1.27 0.364 Australia
2000s 2.08 1.29 0.7898 Australia
2010s 2.21 0.9553 1.25 Australia
2020s 2.16 0.9842 1.17 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Australia or Poland?
Australia, at 2.06 against 2.05 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Australia and Poland?
0.01, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for justified political positions score?
Australia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.