Political polarization score in Poland
Poland: Political polarization score was 3.35 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.35
in 2021
All-time low
-0.576
in 1990
Years of data
103
1918–2025
Political polarization score in Poland, 1918–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political polarization score in Poland stood at 3.35. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political polarization score in Poland peaked at 3.35 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.576, in 1990.
That places Poland 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political polarization score in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | -0.214 | — |
| 1919 | -0.214 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.395 | -284.6% |
| 1921 | 0.894 | +126.3% |
| 1922 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.616 | -31.1% |
| 1925 | 0.705 | +14.4% |
| 1926 | 1.25 | +78.0% |
| 1927 | 1.48 | +17.6% |
| 1928 | 1.62 | +9.6% |
| 1929 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 1.77 | +9.6% |
| 1934 | 1.77 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 1.77 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 1.63 | -8.3% |
| 1937 | 1.63 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1.63 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 1.23 | -24.4% |
| 1945 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1.91 | +55.2% |
| 1949 | 1.75 | -8.6% |
| 1950 | 2.16 | +23.8% |
| 1951 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.49 | +15.4% |
| 1954 | 2.13 | -14.4% |
| 1955 | 2.13 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.9 | -11.2% |
| 1957 | 1.64 | -13.3% |
| 1958 | 1.46 | -11.2% |
| 1959 | 1.46 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.32 | -9.7% |
| 1961 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.42 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.55 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 1.95 | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.73 | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 1.5 | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 1.19 | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.19 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.34 | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.86 | +39.1% |
| 1977 | 1.61 | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.92 | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 2.11 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 2.16 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.16 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.97 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 2.06 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.23 | -40.5% |
| 1989 | 0.798 | -35.1% |
| 1990 | -0.576 | -172.2% |
| 1991 | -0.455 | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.043 | -109.5% |
| 1993 | -0.01 | -123.3% |
| 1994 | 0.012 | -220.0% |
| 1995 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.181 | +1408.3% |
| 1997 | 0.02 | -89.0% |
| 1998 | 0.103 | +415.0% |
| 1999 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.334 | +224.3% |
| 2001 | 0.659 | +97.3% |
| 2002 | 0.585 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +113.2% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.759 | -38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.71 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 1.72 | +68.6% |
| 2012 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.62 | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 3.02 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.02 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.35 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.35 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3.35 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.532. (55 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3.35 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0895. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political polarization score in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1408.3% | 0.012 | 0.181 |
| 1998 | +415.0% | 0.02 | 0.103 |
| 1920 | +284.6% | -0.214 | 0.395 |
| 2000 | +224.3% | 0.103 | 0.334 |
| 1994 | +220.0% | -0.01 | 0.012 |
| 1990 | -172.2% | 0.798 | -0.576 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.214 | -0.214 | -0.214 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.04 | 0.395 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 9 |
| 1940s | 1.43 | 1.23 | 1.91 | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.97 | 1.46 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 1.19 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 | 0.798 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0567 | -0.576 | 0.181 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8016 | 0.334 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 1.02 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 | 3.02 | 3.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political polarization score in Poland?
- Political polarization score in Poland was 3.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political polarization score recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 in 2021.
- What is the lowest political polarization score recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.576 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for political polarization score?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political polarization score rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political polarization score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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