Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Poland or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 0.665 against 0.653 in Poland as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Poland and United Kingdom?

0.012, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs United Kingdom: Deliberative Democracy Index

Poland

0.653

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.665

in 2025

Poland rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

31st

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Poland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.665 against 0.653 in Poland, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2425	0.4475	0.205	United Kingdom
1920s	0.3596	0.5238	0.1642	United Kingdom
1930s	0.1537	0.5241	0.3704	United Kingdom
1940s	0.027	0.5853	0.5583	United Kingdom
1950s	0.0338	0.6327	0.5989	United Kingdom
1960s	0.0433	0.6841	0.6408	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0449	0.7041	0.6592	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0767	0.6628	0.5861	United Kingdom
1990s	0.7417	0.6917	0.05	Poland
2000s	0.7321	0.7546	0.0225	United Kingdom
2010s	0.6338	0.7348	0.101	United Kingdom
2020s	0.4715	0.728	0.2565	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Poland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.665 against 0.653 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Poland and United Kingdom?: 0.012, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Poland ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.