What is political regime polity in Poland?

Political regime polity in Poland was 2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1918.

What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1935.

How does Poland rank for political regime polity?

Poland ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.

Is political regime polity rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political regime polity in Poland

Name: Political regime polity in Poland
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Political regime polity was 2 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 168 countries

All-time high

in 1918

All-time low

in 1935

Years of data

101

1918–2018

Political regime polity in Poland, 1918–2018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political regime polity in Poland is 2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime polity in Poland peaked at 2 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1935.

Poland ranks 1st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political regime polity in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Political regime polity in Poland, 1918 to 2018.
Year	Value	Change
1918	2	—
1919	2	+0.0%
1920	2	+0.0%
1921	2	+0.0%
1922	2	+0.0%
1923	2	+0.0%
1924	2	+0.0%
1925	2	+0.0%
1926	1	-50.0%
1927	1	+0.0%
1928	1	+0.0%
1929	1	+0.0%
1930	1	+0.0%
1931	1	+0.0%
1932	1	+0.0%
1933	1	+0.0%
1934	1	+0.0%
1935	0	-100.0%
1936	0	—
1937	0	—
1938	0	—
1939	1	—
1940	1	+0.0%
1941	1	+0.0%
1942	1	+0.0%
1943	1	+0.0%
1944	1	+0.0%
1945	1	+0.0%
1946	1	+0.0%
1947	0	-100.0%
1948	0	—
1949	0	—
1950	0	—
1951	0	—
1952	0	—
1953	0	—
1954	0	—
1955	0	—
1956	0	—
1957	0	—
1958	0	—
1959	0	—
1960	0	—
1961	0	—
1962	0	—
1963	0	—
1964	0	—
1965	0	—
1966	0	—
1967	0	—
1968	0	—
1969	0	—
1970	0	—
1971	0	—
1972	0	—
1973	0	—
1974	0	—
1975	0	—
1976	0	—
1977	0	—
1978	0	—
1979	0	—
1980	0	—
1981	0	—
1982	0	—
1983	0	—
1984	0	—
1985	0	—
1986	0	—
1987	0	—
1988	0	—
1989	1	—
1990	1	+0.0%
1991	2	+100.0%
1992	2	+0.0%
1993	2	+0.0%
1994	2	+0.0%
1995	2	+0.0%
1996	2	+0.0%
1997	2	+0.0%
1998	2	+0.0%
1999	2	+0.0%
2000	2	+0.0%
2001	2	+0.0%
2002	2	+0.0%
2003	2	+0.0%
2004	2	+0.0%
2005	2	+0.0%
2006	2	+0.0%
2007	2	+0.0%
2008	2	+0.0%
2009	2	+0.0%
2010	2	+0.0%
2011	2	+0.0%
2012	2	+0.0%
2013	2	+0.0%
2014	2	+0.0%
2015	2	+0.0%
2016	2	+0.0%
2017	2	+0.0%
2018	2	+0.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

Poland's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Poland's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	2	2	2	2
1920s	1.6	1	2	10
1930s	0.6	0	1	10
1940s	0.7	0	1	10
1950s	0	0	0	10
1960s	0	0	0	10
1970s	0	0	0	10
1980s	0.1	0	1	10
1990s	1.9	1	2	10
2000s	2	2	2	10
2010s	2	2	2	9

Countries ranked near Poland

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More reference data data for Poland

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime polity in Poland?: Political regime polity in Poland was 2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1918.
What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1935.
How does Poland rank for political regime polity?: Poland ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is political regime polity rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political regime polity
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026