Dominican Republic vs Poland: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Poland
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 1 | 2.7 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 6.2 | 7 | 0.8 | Poland |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.33 | 0.6667 | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Poland?
- Dominican Republic, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Poland?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Poland?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).