Effective Power to Govern Score in Poland
Poland: Effective Power to Govern Score was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Poland stood at 9. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Poland peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Poland ranks 15th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Poland?
- Effective power to govern score in Poland was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for effective power to govern score?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.