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.
Democracy in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +25.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Poland's 5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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).