Poland vs Slovakia: Democracy
Poland
6
in 2025
Slovakia
6
in 2025
Poland rank
42nd
Slovakia rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Poland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6 against 6 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.
Poland ranks 42nd and Slovakia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.375 | 0.375 | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 5.3 | 7 | 1.7 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 3 | 6.89 | 3.89 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.67 | 7.22 | 0.4444 | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.2 | 8 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 8.1 | 0.6 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Poland or Slovakia?
- Poland, at 6 against 6 in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Poland and Slovakia?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for democracy?
- Poland ranks 42nd and Slovakia 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
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.