Hungary vs Poland: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- Poland
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Hungary ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Poland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Hungary or Poland?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and Poland?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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
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).