Italy vs Poland: Electoral democracy

Italy
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0.375 0 0.375 Italy
1910s 1 0.5 0.5 Italy
1920s 0.4 1.6 1.2 Poland
1930s 0 1 1 Poland
1940s 1.17 0.5 0.6667 Italy
1950s 2 0.5 1.5 Italy
1960s 2 0.1 1.9 Italy
1970s 2 0 2 Italy
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Italy
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Italy or Poland?
Italy, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Italy and Poland?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
156 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for electoral democracy?
Italy ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.