Namibia vs Poland: Democracy
Namibia
7
in 2025
Poland
7
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Namibia
- Poland
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7 against 7 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Poland ahead.
Namibia ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Poland |
| 1930s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Poland |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | Poland |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.33 | 0.6667 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Namibia or Poland?
- Namibia, at 7 against 7 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Namibia and Poland?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Namibia 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).