Croatia vs Poland: Democracy

Croatia
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Croatia rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Poland Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1.5 1.5 Poland
1950s 0 1.2 1.2 Poland
1960s 0 0.2 0.2 Poland
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 1 0.3 0.7 Croatia
1990s 2.5 7.7 5.2 Poland
2000s 6.6 8.2 1.6 Poland
2010s 6.4 7.5 1.1 Poland
2020s 6.33 6 0.3333 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Poland?
Croatia, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Poland?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
82 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Croatia 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.