Freedom Score in Poland
Poland: Freedom Score was 82 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Poland, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 82 for freedom score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Poland peaked at 93 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2023.
That places Poland 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.38 | 88 | 93 | 8 |
| 2010s | 90 | 84 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.33 | 80 | 82 | 6 |
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More social development data for Poland
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,368 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.768 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.862 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.768 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.645 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Poland?
- Freedom score in Poland was 82 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for freedom score?
- Poland ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.