Which has higher political civil liberties index, New Zealand or Poland?

Poland, at 0.93 against 0.929 in New Zealand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?

118 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

New Zealand vs Poland: Political Civil Liberties Index

New Zealand

0.929

in 2025

Poland

0.93

in 2025

New Zealand rank

20th

Poland rank

18th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

New Zealand
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.93 against 0.929 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 20th and Poland ranks 18th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.864	0.073	0.791	New Zealand
1860s	0.8942	0.061	0.8333	New Zealand
1910s	0.891	0.856	0.035	New Zealand
1920s	0.9215	0.7839	0.1376	New Zealand
1930s	0.9168	0.542	0.3748	New Zealand
1940s	0.8983	0.1627	0.7357	New Zealand
1950s	0.9122	0.1366	0.7756	New Zealand
1960s	0.9414	0.1771	0.7643	New Zealand
1970s	0.9442	0.1893	0.7549	New Zealand
1980s	0.9555	0.2526	0.7029	New Zealand
1990s	0.964	0.9604	0.0036	New Zealand
2000s	0.964	0.9564	0.0076	New Zealand
2010s	0.9594	0.8913	0.0681	New Zealand
2020s	0.9458	0.8107	0.1352	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, New Zealand or Poland?: Poland, at 0.93 against 0.929 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between New Zealand and Poland?: 0.001, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?: 118 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for political civil liberties index?: New Zealand ranks 20th and Poland ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.