Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland
Poland: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 174 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1789
All-time low
50.0%
in 1792
Years of data
109
1789–2025
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 100.0% for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland peaked at 100.0% in 1789 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1792.
Poland ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 109 years of available data.
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 100.0% | — |
| 1790 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 1793 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 1794 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 1918 | 51.9% | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 65.7% | +26.7% |
| 1920 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 1921 | 81.3% | +26.0% |
| 1922 | 99.7% | +22.7% |
| 1923 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 77.2% | -22.7% |
| 1945 | 88.7% | +14.9% |
| 1946 | 97.5% | +10.0% |
| 1947 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Poland's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 80.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1910s | 58.8% | 51.9% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 94.4% | 64.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 1940s | 93.2% | 77.2% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 1950s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Poland was 100.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1789.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1792.
- How does Poland rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.