Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland
Poland: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Poland, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2025, rule of law - governance estimate in Poland stood at 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Poland peaked at 0.8723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.
That places Poland 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Poland, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 0.6778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +92.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8524 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6296 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5261 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +71.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 60% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +92.1% | 0.3243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6621 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6465 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7381 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5261 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 64 United States Virgin Islands 0.5699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 0.5678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0.5658 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 69 Qatar 0.5631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
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 rule of law - governance estimate in Poland?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Poland was 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Poland ranks 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.