Ireland vs Poland: Democracy

Ireland
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Ireland rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Ireland
  • Poland
00.511.52191819682018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Poland ahead.

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

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Poland Difference Ahead
1920s 2 1.56 0.4444 Ireland
1930s 2 0.6 1.4 Ireland
1940s 2 0.7 1.3 Ireland
1950s 2 0 2 Ireland
1960s 2 0 2 Ireland
1970s 2 0 2 Ireland
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Ireland
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Ireland
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Ireland or Poland?
Ireland, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and Poland?
0, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Ireland 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).