Maldives vs Poland: Democratic change

Maldives
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democratic change over time

  • Maldives
  • Poland
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Maldives ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1.5 0.5 Poland
1920s 1 0.7 0.3 Maldives
1930s 1.33 0.7778 0.5556 Maldives
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1.1 0.1 Poland
1990s 1 1.3 0.3 Poland
2000s 1.5 1 0.5 Maldives
2010s 0.4 0.6 0.2 Poland
2020s 2 1.17 0.8333 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democratic change, Maldives or Poland?
Maldives, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democratic change between Maldives and Poland?
0, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Poland rank globally for democratic change?
Maldives ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic change
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.