Pakistan vs Poland: Democracy

Pakistan
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Pakistan rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Pakistan
  • Poland
00.511.52191819682018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pakistan ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 0 1.12 Pakistan
1980s 0.7 0.1 0.6 Pakistan
1990s 1.8 1.9 0.1 Poland
2000s 0.8 2 1.2 Poland
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Pakistan or Poland?
Pakistan, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Pakistan and Poland?
0, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Poland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Pakistan 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).