Bolivia vs Poland: Democracy

Bolivia
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 145 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Poland ahead.

Bolivia ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 9 and Poland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Poland Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0.6 0 0.6 Bolivia
1840s 1.4 0 1.4 Bolivia
1850s 1.6 0 1.6 Bolivia
1860s 0.5 0 0.5 Bolivia
1910s 3 1.5 1.5 Bolivia
1920s 2.7 5.3 2.6 Poland
1930s 1.33 3 1.67 Poland
1940s 0.6 1.2 0.6 Poland
1950s 2.4 1.2 1.2 Bolivia
1960s 2.7 0.2 2.5 Bolivia
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Bolivia
1980s 2.8 0.3 2.5 Bolivia
1990s 6 7.7 1.7 Poland
2000s 6 8.2 2.2 Poland
2010s 5.4 7.5 2.1 Poland
2020s 5.5 6 0.5 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Poland?
Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Poland?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Poland?
145 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.