Brazil vs Poland: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Poland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Poland |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 1 | 1.8 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.33 | 0.1667 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Poland?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Poland?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil 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).