Democracy in Poland
Poland: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 5 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Poland peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2019.
That places Poland 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.34 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.01 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -3.31 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.03 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 170.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Poland?
- Democracy in Poland was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for democracy?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).