Greece vs Poland: Universal right to vote in practice
Greece
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
Greece rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Poland ahead.
Greece ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Greece |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Greece |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Poland |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Greece or Poland?
- Greece, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Greece and Poland?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Greece 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).