Austria vs Poland: Political civil liberties index

Austria
0.926
in 2025
Poland
0.93
in 2025
Austria rank
21st
Poland rank
18th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Austria
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.93 against 0.926 in Austria, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Austria ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 12 and Poland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Poland Difference Ahead
1780s 0.23 0.851 0.621 Poland
1790s 0.2007 0.6942 0.4935 Poland
1800s 0.161 0.664 0.503 Poland
1810s 0.1237 0.605 0.4813 Poland
1820s 0.102 0.2859 0.1839 Poland
1830s 0.102 0.167 0.065 Poland
1840s 0.1694 0.049 0.1204 Austria
1850s 0.103 0.0658 0.0372 Austria
1860s 0.1618 0.061 0.1008 Austria
1910s 0.7495 0.856 0.1065 Poland
1920s 0.8364 0.7839 0.0525 Austria
1930s 0.4208 0.542 0.1212 Poland
1940s 0.8636 0.166 0.6976 Austria
1950s 0.9022 0.1366 0.7656 Austria
1960s 0.936 0.1771 0.7589 Austria
1970s 0.9482 0.1893 0.7589 Austria
1980s 0.9559 0.2526 0.7033 Austria
1990s 0.96 0.9604 0.0004 Poland
2000s 0.96 0.9564 0.0036 Austria
2010s 0.9571 0.8913 0.0658 Austria
2020s 0.9368 0.8107 0.1262 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Austria or Poland?
Poland, at 0.93 against 0.926 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Austria and Poland?
0.004, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
170 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Poland rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Austria ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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