Chile vs Poland: Human Rights Index

Chile
0.93
in 2025
Poland
0.918
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Poland rank
21st

Human Rights Index over time

  • Chile
  • Poland
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.93 against 0.918 in Poland, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

Chile ranks 18th and Poland ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Poland in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Poland Difference Ahead
1780s 0.095 0.569 0.474 Poland
1790s 0.0953 0.5023 0.407 Poland
1800s 0.095 0.554 0.459 Poland
1810s 0.182 0.4831 0.3011 Poland
1820s 0.4363 0.3675 0.0688 Chile
1830s 0.3406 0.2462 0.0944 Chile
1840s 0.4797 0.191 0.2887 Chile
1850s 0.4562 0.205 0.2512 Chile
1860s 0.5874 0.1729 0.4145 Chile
1910s 0.625 0.8555 0.2305 Poland
1920s 0.6015 0.8224 0.2209 Poland
1930s 0.6027 0.7103 0.1077 Poland
1940s 0.634 0.2742 0.3598 Chile
1950s 0.6224 0.321 0.3014 Chile
1960s 0.775 0.4514 0.3236 Chile
1970s 0.332 0.4673 0.1353 Poland
1980s 0.2033 0.4924 0.2891 Poland
1990s 0.9319 0.9503 0.0184 Poland
2000s 0.9415 0.9493 0.0078 Poland
2010s 0.9394 0.9147 0.0247 Chile
2020s 0.9147 0.8543 0.0603 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Chile or Poland?
Chile, at 0.93 against 0.918 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Chile and Poland?
0.012, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Poland rank globally for human rights index?
Chile ranks 18th and Poland ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.