Belgium vs Poland: Democracy
Belgium
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Poland |
| 1860s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 5 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.33 | 0.6667 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Poland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium 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
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).