Poland vs United Arab Emirates: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.77 of 1 in Poland and 0.1 of 1 in United Arab Emirates, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.66 of 1, or 7.38 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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Change since 1971, index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World

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Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2025
Poland	0.77 2025	0.88	38 of 175
United Arab Emirates	0.1 2025	0.1	168 of 175
World	0.48 2025	0.52

What the numbers say

Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
In 2025, Poland ranked 38 and United Arab Emirates ranked 168 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Poland	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	0.77	0.1	0.48
2024	0.73	0.1	0.49
2023	0.6	0.1	0.49
2022	0.58	0.1	0.5
2021	0.59	0.1	0.5
2020	0.62	0.1	0.51
2019	0.68	0.1	0.52
2018	0.69	0.1	0.52
2017	0.7	0.1	0.52
2016	0.73	0.1	0.52
2015	0.88	0.1	0.52
2014	0.88	0.09	0.52
2013	0.89	0.09	0.52
2012	0.89	0.09	0.53
2011	0.89	0.08	0.53
2010	0.89	0.07	0.52
2009	0.89	0.07	0.52
2008	0.89	0.07	0.52
2007	0.87	0.07	0.52
2006	0.88	0.02	0.52
2005	0.88	0.02	0.52
2004	0.88	0.02	0.51
2003	0.88	0.03	0.51
2002	0.88	0.03	0.5
2001	0.88	0.03	0.49
2000	0.88	0.03	0.49
1999	0.88	0.03	0.49
1998	0.88	0.03	0.49
1997	0.87	0.03	0.49
1996	0.88	0.03	0.48
1995	0.89	0.03	0.47
1994	0.89	0.02	0.47
1993	0.89	0.02	0.46
1992	0.89	0.03	0.44
1991	0.87	0.02	0.42
1990	0.74	0.02	0.41
1989	0.38	0.02	0.36
1988	0.19	0.02	0.36
1987	0.19	0.02	0.35
1986	0.19	0.02	0.34
1985	0.19	0.02	0.34
1984	0.19	0.02	0.33
1983	0.19	0.02	0.32
1982	0.19	0.02	0.32
1981	0.21	0.02	0.32
1980	0.21	0.02	0.32
1979	0.19	0.02	0.31
1978	0.19	0.02	0.3
1977	0.19	0.02	0.3
1976	0.19	0.02	0.29
1975	0.19	0.02	0.29
1974	0.19	0.02	0.29
1973	0.19	0.01	0.29
1972	0.19	0.02	0.29
1971	0.19	0.02	0.29
1970	0.19	–	0.29
1969	0.19	–	0.29
1968	0.19	–	0.3
1967	0.19	–	0.29
1966	0.19	–	0.29
1965	0.19	–	0.3
1964	0.19	–	0.3
1963	0.19	–	0.3
1962	0.19	–	0.29
1961	0.19	–	0.29
1960	0.2	–	0.28
1959	0.2	–	0.27
1958	0.2	–	0.27
1957	0.2	–	0.27
1956	0.17	–	0.26
1955	0.17	–	0.25
1954	0.17	–	0.25
1953	0.17	–	0.24
1952	0.17	–	0.24
1951	0.17	–	0.24
1950	0.17	–	0.23
1949	0.17	–	0.22
1948	0.18	–	0.22
1947	0.18	–	0.21
1946	0.16	–	0.19
1945	0.16	–	0.16
1944	0.16	–	0.14
1943	–	–	0.14
1942	–	–	0.14
1941	–	–	0.15
1940	–	–	0.15
1939	–	–	0.17
1938	0.28	–	0.17
1937	0.28	–	0.17
1936	0.28	–	0.17
1935	0.26	–	0.17
1934	0.22	–	0.18
1933	0.22	–	0.18
1932	0.22	–	0.19
1931	0.22	–	0.18
1930	0.24	–	0.18
1929	0.26	–	0.19
1928	0.27	–	0.19
1927	0.3	–	0.19
1926	0.41	–	0.19
1925	0.62	–	0.19
1924	0.62	–	0.19
1923	0.62	–	0.19
1922	0.62	–	0.19
1921	0.61	–	0.19
1920	0.62	–	0.18
1919	0.35	–	0.16
1918	0.26	–	0.15
1917	–	–	0.15
1916	–	–	0.15
1915	–	–	0.15
1914	–	–	0.15
1913	–	–	0.15
1912	–	–	0.15
1911	–	–	0.15
1910	–	–	0.15
1909	–	–	0.15
1908	–	–	0.15
1907	–	–	0.15
1906	–	–	0.15
1905	–	–	0.15
1904	–	–	0.14
1903	–	–	0.14
1902	–	–	0.15
1901	–	–	0.14
1900	–	–	0.14
1899	–	–	0.22
1898	–	–	0.22
1897	–	–	0.22
1896	–	–	0.22
1895	–	–	0.22
1894	–	–	0.21
1893	–	–	0.21
1892	–	–	0.21
1891	–	–	0.2
1890	–	–	0.2
1889	–	–	0.2
1888	–	–	0.2
1887	–	–	0.2
1886	–	–	0.19
1885	–	–	0.19
1884	–	–	0.2
1883	–	–	0.19
1882	–	–	0.19
1881	–	–	0.19
1880	–	–	0.19
1879	–	–	0.19
1878	–	–	0.18
1877	–	–	0.18
1876	–	–	0.19
1875	–	–	0.18
1874	–	–	0.18
1873	–	–	0.18
1872	–	–	0.18
1871	–	–	0.18
1870	–	–	0.18
1869	–	–	0.17
1868	–	–	0.17
1867	0.01	–	0.17
1866	0.01	–	0.16
1865	0.01	–	0.16
1864	0.01	–	0.16
1863	0.01	–	0.16
1862	0.02	–	0.16
1861	0.02	–	0.15
1860	0.02	–	0.15
1859	0.02	–	0.14
1858	0.02	–	0.14
1857	0.02	–	0.14
1856	0.02	–	0.13
1855	0.01	–	0.13
1854	0.01	–	0.13
1853	0.01	–	0.13
1852	0.01	–	0.13
1851	0.01	–	0.13
1850	0.01	–	0.13
1849	0.01	–	0.15
1848	0.01	–	0.13
1847	0.01	–	0.11
1846	0.01	–	0.11
1845	0.01	–	0.11
1844	0.01	–	0.11
1843	0.01	–	0.1
1842	0.01	–	0.1
1841	0.01	–	0.1
1840	0.01	–	0.1
1839	0.01	–	0.1
1838	0.01	–	0.09
1837	0.01	–	0.09
1836	0.01	–	0.1
1835	0.01	–	0.09
1834	0.01	–	0.09
1833	0.01	–	0.09
1832	0.01	–	0.09
1831	0.19	–	0.09
1830	0.1	–	0.09
1829	0.05	–	0.08
1828	0.05	–	0.08
1827	0.05	–	0.09
1826	0.05	–	0.08
1825	0.05	–	0.08
1824	0.05	–	0.08
1823	0.05	–	0.08
1822	0.05	–	0.08
1821	0.07	–	0.07
1820	0.11	–	0.07
1819	0.11	–	0.06
1818	0.12	–	0.06
1817	0.12	–	0.06
1816	0.12	–	0.06
1815	0.12	–	0.06
1814	0.03	–	0.05
1813	0.03	–	0.05
1812	0.14	–	0.06
1811	0.14	–	0.06
1810	0.14	–	0.06
1809	0.12	–	0.05
1808	–	–	0.05
1807	–	–	0.05
1806	–	–	0.05
1805	–	–	0.05
1804	–	–	0.05
1803	–	–	0.05
1802	–	–	0.05
1801	–	–	0.05
1800	–	–	0.05
1799	–	–	0.05
1798	–	–	0.06
1797	–	–	0.05
1796	–	–	0.05
1795	0.07	–	0.05
1794	0.16	–	0.05
1793	0.13	–	0.05
1792	0.2	–	0.05
1791	0.2	–	0.05
1790	0.2	–	0.05
1789	0.2	–	0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time