Italy vs Poland: Democracy

Italy
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Italy rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1 2 1 Poland
1920s 0.5 1.6 1.1 Poland
1930s 0 0.6 0.6 Poland
1940s 1 0.7 0.3 Italy
1950s 2 0 2 Italy
1960s 2 0 2 Italy
1970s 2 0 2 Italy
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Italy
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Italy
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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