France vs Poland: Democracy
France
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
France rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
France ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | France |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | France |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | France |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, France or Poland?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Poland?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- France 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
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).