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
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.