Colombia vs Poland: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
32nd
Poland rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Poland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Poland ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | Poland |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Poland |
| 2010s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Poland?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Poland?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Poland?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.