Poland vs Spain: Full democracy
Poland
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Poland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
Across all 176 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Poland or Spain?
- Poland, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Poland and Spain?
- 0, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for full democracy?
- Poland ranks 1st and Spain 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+).