Germany vs Poland: Democracy

Germany
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Germany rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1.5 2 0.5 Poland
1920s 2 1.6 0.4 Germany
1930s 0.6 0.6 0
1940s 0 1 1 Poland
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Germany
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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