Croatia vs Poland: Electoral democracy
Croatia
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Croatia
- Poland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Poland?
- Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Poland?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).