Canada vs Poland: Democracy

Canada
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Canada
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 1.6 0.4 Canada
1930s 2 0.6 1.4 Canada
1940s 2 0.7 1.3 Canada
1950s 2 0 2 Canada
1960s 2 0 2 Canada
1970s 2 0 2 Canada
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Canada
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Canada
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Canada or Poland?
Canada, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Canada and Poland?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Canada and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Canada ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).