Czechia vs Poland: Democracy

Czechia
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Czechia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 2 2 0
1920s 2 1.6 0.4 Czechia
1930s 1.89 0.5556 1.33 Czechia
1940s 0.8 0.4 0.4 Czechia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Czechia
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Czechia or Poland?
Czechia, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Czechia and Poland?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
94 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Czechia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 167 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).