Chile vs Poland: Competitive elections
Chile
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Chile |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Chile or Poland?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Chile and Poland?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for competitive elections?
- Chile ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.