Iceland vs Poland: Political civil liberties index

Iceland
0.93
in 2025
Poland
0.93
in 2025
Iceland rank
18th
Poland rank
18th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Iceland
  • Poland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.93 against 0.93 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 18th and Poland ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 10 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0.909 0.856 0.053 Iceland
1920s 0.904 0.7839 0.1201 Iceland
1930s 0.904 0.542 0.362 Iceland
1940s 0.8997 0.1627 0.737 Iceland
1950s 0.905 0.1366 0.7684 Iceland
1960s 0.9058 0.1771 0.7287 Iceland
1970s 0.912 0.1893 0.7227 Iceland
1980s 0.9331 0.2526 0.6805 Iceland
1990s 0.9512 0.9604 0.0092 Poland
2000s 0.9554 0.9564 0.001 Poland
2010s 0.949 0.8913 0.0577 Iceland
2020s 0.9358 0.8107 0.1252 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Iceland or Poland?
Iceland, at 0.93 against 0.93 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Iceland and Poland?
0, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Iceland ranks 18th 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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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
Last refreshed