Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Italy or Poland?

Poland, at 0.671 against 0.652 in Italy as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Poland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Italy

0.652

in 2025

Poland

0.671

in 2025

Italy rank

32nd

Poland rank

29th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.671 against 0.652 in Italy, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1495	0.22	0.0705	Poland
1920s	0.1153	0.3216	0.2063	Poland
1930s	0.0793	0.1964	0.1171	Poland
1940s	0.328	0.2287	0.0993	Italy
1950s	0.525	0.2393	0.2857	Italy
1960s	0.6058	0.2419	0.3639	Italy
1970s	0.6473	0.2429	0.4044	Italy
1980s	0.7346	0.2538	0.4808	Italy
1990s	0.7598	0.7585	0.0013	Italy
2000s	0.7718	0.7769	0.0051	Poland
2010s	0.7908	0.7217	0.0691	Italy
2020s	0.7285	0.5602	0.1683	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Italy or Poland?: Poland, at 0.671 against 0.652 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Italy and Poland?: 0.019, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Italy ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.