Netherlands vs Poland: Liberal political institutions
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.6667 | 0 | 0.6667 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions