Argentina vs Poland: Democracy

Argentina
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • Poland
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Poland Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0.4 0.4 Poland
1800s 0 0 0
1860s 3 0 3 Argentina
1870s 3 0 3 Argentina
1880s 3 0 3 Argentina
1890s 3 0 3 Argentina
1900s 3 0 3 Argentina
1910s 4.6 0.6 4 Argentina
1920s 5 4.6 0.4 Argentina
1930s 2.5 2.7 0.2 Poland
1940s 3.2 0.7 2.5 Argentina
1950s 3 1 2 Argentina
1960s 3 1 2 Argentina
1970s 1.8 1 0.8 Argentina
1980s 4.6 1.5 3.1 Argentina
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 6.7 0.3 Argentina
2020s 7 6.33 0.6667 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Poland?
Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Poland?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Poland?
176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Argentina ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).