Political Rights Score in Poland
Poland: Political Rights Score was 34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Poland, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Poland stood at 34.
That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Poland peaked at 38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2023.
That places Poland 60th 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.
Political Rights Score in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 34 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 92% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Poland's 34 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 | 37 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.1 | 35 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.83 | 33 | 34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More social development data for Poland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 990,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score in Poland?
- Political rights score in Poland was 34 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for political rights score?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.