France vs Poland: Human rights index vdem

France
0.917
in 2025
Poland
0.918
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Poland rank
21st

Human rights index vdem over time

  • France
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.918 against 0.917 in France, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.

France ranks 23rd and Poland ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1780s 0.557 0.569 0.012 Poland
1790s 0.4805 0.5023 0.0218 Poland
1800s 0.395 0.554 0.159 Poland
1810s 0.4935 0.4831 0.0104 France
1820s 0.5308 0.3675 0.1633 France
1830s 0.638 0.2462 0.3918 France
1840s 0.66 0.191 0.469 France
1850s 0.4617 0.205 0.2567 France
1860s 0.4587 0.1729 0.2859 France
1910s 0.813 0.8555 0.0425 Poland
1920s 0.846 0.8224 0.0236 France
1930s 0.843 0.7103 0.1327 France
1940s 0.7497 0.2742 0.4755 France
1950s 0.8491 0.321 0.5281 France
1960s 0.8834 0.4514 0.432 France
1970s 0.937 0.4673 0.4697 France
1980s 0.9478 0.4924 0.4554 France
1990s 0.954 0.9503 0.0037 France
2000s 0.9542 0.9493 0.0049 France
2010s 0.95 0.9147 0.0353 France
2020s 0.9168 0.8543 0.0625 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, France or Poland?
Poland, at 0.918 against 0.917 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between France and Poland?
0.001, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do France and Poland rank globally for human rights index vdem?
France ranks 23rd and Poland ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. 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 vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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