Croatia vs Poland: Full democracy
Croatia
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Croatia
- Poland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poland |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Croatia or Poland?
- Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full 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 full 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 Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).