Poland vs United Kingdom

Poland vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.77 of 1 in Poland and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0 of 1, or 1.01 times that in Poland.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Poland vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.77 of 1 in Poland and 0.77 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0 of 1, or 1.01 times that in Poland.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2025, Poland ranked 38 and United Kingdom ranked 37 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

YearPolandUnited KingdomWorld
20250.770.770.48
20240.730.830.49
20230.60.850.49
20220.580.840.5
20210.590.860.5
20200.620.870.51
20190.680.850.52
20180.690.880.52
20170.70.870.52
20160.730.850.52
20150.880.860.52
20140.880.860.52
20130.890.860.52
20120.890.870.53
20110.890.870.53
20100.890.870.52
20090.890.870.52
20080.890.870.52
20070.870.870.52
20060.880.870.52
20050.880.860.52
20040.880.860.51
20030.880.860.51
20020.880.860.5
20010.880.860.49
20000.880.850.49
19990.880.840.49
19980.880.810.49
19970.870.810.49
19960.880.810.48
19950.890.810.47
19940.890.810.47
19930.890.810.46
19920.890.820.44
19910.870.820.42
19900.740.820.41
19890.380.80.36
19880.190.80.36
19870.190.80.35
19860.190.80.34
19850.190.80.34
19840.190.80.33
19830.190.80.32
19820.190.810.32
19810.210.810.32
19800.210.810.32
19790.190.820.31
19780.190.830.3
19770.190.830.3
19760.190.830.29
19750.190.830.29
19740.190.820.29
19730.190.820.29
19720.190.820.29
19710.190.820.29
19700.190.820.29
19690.190.820.29
19680.190.820.3
19670.190.830.29
19660.190.820.29
19650.190.830.3
19640.190.810.3
19630.190.810.3
19620.190.810.29
19610.190.810.29
19600.20.810.28
19590.20.80.27
19580.20.80.27
19570.20.80.27
19560.170.80.26
19550.170.80.25
19540.170.810.25
19530.170.810.24
19520.170.810.24
19510.170.810.24
19500.170.810.23
19490.170.790.22
19480.180.790.22
19470.180.790.21
19460.160.780.19
19450.160.710.16
19440.160.70.14
1943–0.70.14
1942–0.70.14
1941–0.70.15
1940–0.70.15
1939–0.70.17
19380.280.730.17
19370.280.730.17
19360.280.730.17
19350.260.730.17
19340.220.730.18
19330.220.730.18
19320.220.730.19
19310.220.720.18
19300.240.720.18
19290.260.720.19
19280.270.710.19
19270.30.710.19
19260.410.710.19
19250.620.710.19
19240.620.720.19
19230.620.720.19
19220.620.710.19
19210.610.710.19
19200.620.710.18
19190.350.70.16
19180.260.460.15
1917–0.460.15
1916–0.460.15
1915–0.460.15
1914–0.470.15
1913–0.480.15
1912–0.480.15
1911–0.480.15
1910–0.480.15
1909–0.480.15
1908–0.480.15
1907–0.480.15
1906–0.480.15
1905–0.480.15
1904–0.480.14
1903–0.480.14
1902–0.480.15
1901–0.480.14
1900–0.470.14
1899–0.470.22
1898–0.470.22
1897–0.460.22
1896–0.460.22
1895–0.460.22
1894–0.460.21
1893–0.460.21
1892–0.450.21
1891–0.440.2
1890–0.440.2
1889–0.440.2
1888–0.440.2
1887–0.440.2
1886–0.440.19
1885–0.410.19
1884–0.410.2
1883–0.380.19
1882–0.380.19
1881–0.380.19
1880–0.370.19
1879–0.360.19
1878–0.360.18
1877–0.360.18
1876–0.360.19
1875–0.360.18
1874–0.370.18
1873–0.350.18
1872–0.350.18
1871–0.350.18
1870–0.350.18
1869–0.350.17
1868–0.350.17
18670.010.350.17
18660.010.330.16
18650.010.330.16
18640.010.320.16
18630.010.320.16
18620.020.320.16
18610.020.320.15
18600.020.320.15
18590.020.320.14
18580.020.310.14
18570.020.320.14
18560.020.310.13
18550.010.310.13
18540.010.310.13
18530.010.310.13
18520.010.320.13
18510.010.320.13
18500.010.310.13
18490.010.310.15
18480.010.310.13
18470.010.320.11
18460.010.310.11
18450.010.310.11
18440.010.310.11
18430.010.310.1
18420.010.310.1
18410.010.320.1
18400.010.310.1
18390.010.30.1
18380.010.30.09
18370.010.310.09
18360.010.30.1
18350.010.310.09
18340.010.30.09
18330.010.30.09
18320.010.290.09
18310.190.290.09
18300.10.290.09
18290.050.280.08
18280.050.280.08
18270.050.280.09
18260.050.290.08
18250.050.280.08
18240.050.260.08
18230.050.260.08
18220.050.260.08
18210.070.260.07
18200.110.270.07
18190.110.260.06
18180.120.270.06
18170.120.270.06
18160.120.270.06
18150.120.270.06
18140.030.270.05
18130.030.270.05
18120.140.280.06
18110.140.270.06
18100.140.280.06
18090.120.270.05
1808–0.270.05
1807–0.280.05
1806–0.280.05
1805–0.270.05
1804–0.270.05
1803–0.270.05
1802–0.280.05
1801–0.280.05
1800–0.270.05
1799–0.270.05
1798–0.270.06
1797–0.270.05
1796–0.280.05
17950.070.270.05
17940.160.270.05
17930.130.270.05
17920.20.270.05
17910.20.280.05
17900.20.260.05
17890.20.240.05

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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.

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