Poland vs East Timor: Democratic change

Poland
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Democratic change over time

  • Poland
  • East Timor
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was East Timor ahead.

Poland ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland East Timor Difference Ahead
1910s 1.5 1 0.5 Poland
1920s 0.7 1 0.3 East Timor
1930s 0.7778 1 0.2222 East Timor
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1.1 1 0.1 Poland
1990s 1.3 1.2 0.1 Poland
2000s 1 2 1 East Timor
2010s 0.6 2 1.4 East Timor
2020s 1.17 2 0.8333 East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democratic change, Poland or East Timor?
Poland, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in democratic change between Poland and East Timor?
0, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and East Timor?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Poland and East Timor rank globally for democratic change?
Poland ranks 1st and East Timor 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.