Transparent laws in Poland
Poland: Transparent laws was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1791
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
171
1789–2025
Transparent laws in Poland, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0 for transparent laws in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 171 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transparent laws in Poland peaked at 1 in 1791 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Poland 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transparent laws in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 1 | — |
| 1792 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 1 | — |
| 1919 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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- 44 Algeria 0
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- 44 Azerbaijan 0
- 44 Bahrain 0
- 44 Bangladesh 0
- 44 Belarus 0
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- 44 Bhutan 0 compare
- 44 Bolivia 0
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 44 Bulgaria 0
- 44 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 44 Burundi 0
- 44 Cambodia 0
- 44 Cameroon 0
- 44 Cape Verde 0
- 44 Central African Republic 0
- 44 Chad 0
- 44 China 0
- 44 Colombia 0
- 44 Comoros 0
- 44 Congo 0
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 44 Croatia 0 compare
- 44 Cuba 0
- 44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 44 Djibouti 0
- 44 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 44 East Timor 0
- 44 Ecuador 0 compare
- 44 Egypt 0
- 44 El Salvador 0
- 44 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 44 Eritrea 0
- 44 Eswatini 0
- 44 Ethiopia 0
- 44 Fiji 0
- 44 Gambia 0 compare
- 44 Georgia 0
- 44 Greece 0 compare
- 44 Guatemala 0 compare
- 44 Guinea 0
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 44 Guyana 0
- 44 Haiti 0
- 44 Honduras 0
- 44 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 44 Hungary 0 compare
- 44 India 0
- 44 Indonesia 0
- 44 Iran 0
- 44 Iraq 0
- 44 Israel 0 compare
- 44 Jordan 0 compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 0
- 44 Kenya 0
- 44 Kuwait 0 compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 44 Laos 0
- 44 Lebanon 0
- 44 Lesotho 0 compare
- 44 Liberia 0
- 44 Libya 0
- 44 Madagascar 0
- 44 Malaysia 0
- 44 Maldives 0
- 44 Mali 0
- 44 Malta 0 compare
- 44 Mauritania 0
- 44 Mauritius 0 compare
- 44 Mexico 0
- 44 Moldova 0
- 44 Mongolia 0
- 44 Montenegro 0
- 44 Morocco 0
- 44 Mozambique 0
- 44 Myanmar 0
- 44 Nepal 0 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0
- 44 Niger 0 compare
- 44 Nigeria 0
- 44 North Korea 0
- 44 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 44 Oman 0
- 44 Pakistan 0
- 44 Palestine 0
- 44 Panama 0 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0
- 44 Paraguay 0
- 44 Peru 0 compare
- 44 Philippines 0
- 44 Portugal 0 compare
- 44 Qatar 0
- 44 Romania 0
- 44 Russia 0
- 44 Rwanda 0
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 44 Saudi Arabia 0
- 44 Serbia 0 compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 0
- 44 Slovakia 0 compare
- 44 Slovenia 0 compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 0
- 44 Somalia 0
- 44 South Sudan 0
- 44 Sri Lanka 0
- 44 Sudan 0
- 44 Suriname 0 compare
- 44 Syria 0
- 44 Tajikistan 0
- 44 Tanzania 0
- 44 Thailand 0
- 44 Togo 0
- 44 Tunisia 0
- 44 Turkey 0
- 44 Turkmenistan 0
- 44 Uganda 0
- 44 Ukraine 0
- 44 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 44 United States 0 compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 0
- 44 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 44 Vatican 0
- 44 Venezuela 0
- 44 Vietnam 0
- 44 Yemen 0
- 44 Zambia 0
- 44 Zimbabwe 0
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 transparent laws in Poland?
- Transparent laws in Poland was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest transparent laws recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1791.
- What is the lowest transparent laws recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Poland rank for transparent laws?
- Poland ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transparent laws rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Transparent laws. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.