Poland vs Spain: Liberal political institutions
Poland
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Poland or Spain?
- Poland, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Poland and Spain?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Poland ranks 1st and Spain 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.