Croatia vs Poland: Democracy

Croatia
5
in 2025
Poland
5
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 5 against 5 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Poland ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 128 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 4.8 0.2 Croatia
2020s 5 4.33 0.6667 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Poland?
Croatia, at 5 against 5 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?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).