Luxembourg vs Poland: Democracy

Luxembourg
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Luxembourg ahead.

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

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Poland Difference Ahead
1860s 2 0 2 Luxembourg
1870s 2 0 2 Luxembourg
1880s 2 0 2 Luxembourg
1890s 4 0 4 Luxembourg
1900s 4 0 4 Luxembourg
1910s 3.4 0.6 2.8 Luxembourg
1920s 6 4.6 1.4 Luxembourg
1930s 6 2.7 3.3 Luxembourg
1940s 3.4 0.7 2.7 Luxembourg
1950s 7 1 6 Luxembourg
1960s 7 1 6 Luxembourg
1970s 7 1 6 Luxembourg
1980s 7 1.5 5.5 Luxembourg
1990s 7 7 0
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 6.7 0.3 Luxembourg
2020s 7 6.33 0.6667 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Luxembourg or Poland?
Luxembourg, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Poland?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Poland?
158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Luxembourg 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).