Poland vs Sri Lanka: Electoral democracy
Poland
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Poland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.8333 | 0.3333 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Poland |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Poland |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Poland or Sri Lanka?
- Poland, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Poland and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sri Lanka?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Sri Lanka rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Poland ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.