Canada vs Poland: Liberal democracy
Canada
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Canada rank
32nd
Poland rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.125 | 0 | 0.125 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Canada |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Canada |
| 1980s | 3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | Canada |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 0.1667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Canada and Poland?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.