Poland vs Slovakia: Democracy
Poland
2
in 2018
Slovakia
2
in 2018
Poland rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Poland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2 against 2 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.
Across all 94 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.5556 | 1.89 | 1.33 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Poland or Slovakia?
- Poland, at 2 against 2 in Slovakia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Poland and Slovakia?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
- How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for democracy?
- Poland ranks 1st and Slovakia 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.
Individual pages
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).