What is human rights index in Poland?

Human rights index in Poland was 0.918 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 2012.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 1863.

How does Poland rank for human rights index?

Poland ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Poland data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Poland

Name: Human Rights Index in Poland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Human Rights Index was 0.918 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.918

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

21st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.954

in 2012

All-time low

0.105

in 1863

Years of data

171

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Poland, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.918 for human rights index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Poland peaked at 0.954 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 1863.

Poland ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Human Rights Index in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Poland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.569	—
1790	0.582	+2.3%
1791	0.566	-2.7%
1792	0.566	+0.0%
1793	0.489	-13.6%
1794	0.479	-2.0%
1795	0.332	-30.7%
1807	0.554	+66.9%
1808	0.554	+0.0%
1809	0.554	+0.0%
1810	0.531	-4.2%
1811	0.531	+0.0%
1812	0.531	+0.0%
1813	0.361	-32.0%
1814	0.361	+0.0%
1815	0.505	+39.9%
1816	0.505	+0.0%
1817	0.505	+0.0%
1818	0.505	+0.0%
1819	0.496	-1.8%
1820	0.486	-2.0%
1821	0.403	-17.1%
1822	0.351	-12.9%
1823	0.351	+0.0%
1824	0.351	+0.0%
1825	0.351	+0.0%
1826	0.351	+0.0%
1827	0.351	+0.0%
1828	0.34	-3.1%
1829	0.34	+0.0%
1830	0.393	+15.6%
1831	0.513	+30.5%
1832	0.195	-62.0%
1833	0.195	+0.0%
1834	0.195	+0.0%
1835	0.195	+0.0%
1836	0.195	+0.0%
1837	0.195	+0.0%
1838	0.195	+0.0%
1839	0.191	-2.1%
1840	0.191	+0.0%
1841	0.191	+0.0%
1842	0.191	+0.0%
1843	0.191	+0.0%
1844	0.191	+0.0%
1845	0.191	+0.0%
1846	0.191	+0.0%
1847	0.191	+0.0%
1848	0.191	+0.0%
1849	0.191	+0.0%
1850	0.191	+0.0%
1851	0.191	+0.0%
1852	0.191	+0.0%
1853	0.191	+0.0%
1854	0.191	+0.0%
1855	0.191	+0.0%
1856	0.226	+18.3%
1857	0.226	+0.0%
1858	0.226	+0.0%
1859	0.226	+0.0%
1860	0.226	+0.0%
1861	0.172	-23.9%
1862	0.172	+0.0%
1863	0.105	-39.0%
1864	0.177	+68.6%
1865	0.177	+0.0%
1866	0.177	+0.0%
1867	0.177	+0.0%
1918	0.855	+383.1%
1919	0.856	+0.1%
1920	0.852	-0.5%
1921	0.856	+0.5%
1922	0.857	+0.1%
1923	0.855	-0.2%
1924	0.855	+0.0%
1925	0.842	-1.5%
1926	0.814	-3.3%
1927	0.754	-7.4%
1928	0.773	+2.5%
1929	0.766	-0.9%
1930	0.726	-5.2%
1931	0.736	+1.4%
1932	0.736	+0.0%
1933	0.736	+0.0%
1934	0.719	-2.3%
1935	0.689	-4.2%
1936	0.689	+0.0%
1937	0.684	-0.7%
1938	0.678	-0.9%
1944	0.281	-58.6%
1945	0.267	-5.0%
1946	0.28	+4.9%
1947	0.276	-1.4%
1948	0.277	+0.4%
1949	0.264	-4.7%
1950	0.257	-2.7%
1951	0.26	+1.2%
1952	0.26	+0.0%
1953	0.26	+0.0%
1954	0.26	+0.0%
1955	0.26	+0.0%
1956	0.299	+15.0%
1957	0.452	+51.2%
1958	0.451	-0.2%
1959	0.451	+0.0%
1960	0.451	+0.0%
1961	0.451	+0.0%
1962	0.451	+0.0%
1963	0.451	+0.0%
1964	0.451	+0.0%
1965	0.449	-0.4%
1966	0.454	+1.1%
1967	0.454	+0.0%
1968	0.449	-1.1%
1969	0.453	+0.9%
1970	0.45	-0.7%
1971	0.469	+4.2%
1972	0.469	+0.0%
1973	0.473	+0.9%
1974	0.472	-0.2%
1975	0.48	+1.7%
1976	0.465	-3.1%
1977	0.465	+0.0%
1978	0.465	+0.0%
1979	0.465	+0.0%
1980	0.507	+9.0%
1981	0.436	-14.0%
1982	0.293	-32.8%
1983	0.335	+14.3%
1984	0.471	+40.6%
1985	0.486	+3.2%
1986	0.546	+12.3%
1987	0.546	+0.0%
1988	0.549	+0.5%
1989	0.755	+37.5%
1990	0.95	+25.8%
1991	0.951	+0.1%
1992	0.951	+0.0%
1993	0.951	+0.0%
1994	0.951	+0.0%
1995	0.951	+0.0%
1996	0.951	+0.0%
1997	0.949	-0.2%
1998	0.949	+0.0%
1999	0.949	+0.0%
2000	0.949	+0.0%
2001	0.949	+0.0%
2002	0.949	+0.0%
2003	0.949	+0.0%
2004	0.949	+0.0%
2005	0.949	+0.0%
2006	0.947	-0.2%
2007	0.946	-0.1%
2008	0.953	+0.7%
2009	0.953	+0.0%
2010	0.951	-0.2%
2011	0.951	+0.0%
2012	0.954	+0.3%
2013	0.952	-0.2%
2014	0.952	+0.0%
2015	0.948	-0.4%
2016	0.886	-6.5%
2017	0.853	-3.7%
2018	0.853	+0.0%
2019	0.847	-0.7%
2020	0.828	-2.2%
2021	0.814	-1.7%
2022	0.813	-0.1%
2023	0.837	+3.0%
2024	0.916	+9.4%
2025	0.918	+0.2%

Poland compared with similar countries

Poland's 0.918 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Poland's 0.918 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1918	+383.1%	0.177	0.855
1864	+68.6%	0.105	0.177
1807	+66.9%	0.332	0.554
1832	-62.0%	0.513	0.195
1944	-58.6%	0.678	0.281
1957	+51.2%	0.299	0.452

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.569	0.569	0.569	1
1790s	0.5023	0.332	0.582	6
1800s	0.554	0.554	0.554	3
1810s	0.4831	0.361	0.531	10
1820s	0.3675	0.34	0.486	10
1830s	0.2462	0.191	0.513	10
1840s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1850s	0.205	0.191	0.226	10
1860s	0.1729	0.105	0.226	8
1910s	0.8555	0.855	0.856	2
1920s	0.8224	0.754	0.857	10
1930s	0.7103	0.678	0.736	9
1940s	0.2742	0.264	0.281	6
1950s	0.321	0.257	0.452	10
1960s	0.4514	0.449	0.454	10
1970s	0.4673	0.45	0.48	10
1980s	0.4924	0.293	0.755	10
1990s	0.9503	0.949	0.951	10
2000s	0.9493	0.946	0.953	10
2010s	0.9147	0.847	0.954	10
2020s	0.8543	0.813	0.918	6

Countries ranked near Poland

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Poland?: Human rights index in Poland was 0.918 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 2012.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 1863.
How does Poland rank for human rights index?: Poland ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 2026

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.