🇵🇱 Poland Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇵🇱 Poland PL / POL #69

Nomad Score 67.0

Cities 19

Region European Union, Slavic Countries, Digital Nomad Hubs, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Europe, Europe, Central Europe

Currency PLN

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary semi-presidential republic

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 53/100

Press Freedom (2025) 74.8/100 #31

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.768

HDI 0.000

Regional Blocs EU

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary semi-presidential republic

Title	Name
President of Poland	Karol Nawrocki
Prime Minister of Poland	Donald Tusk

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 53 / 100

Interpretation Moderate corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 74.8 / 100

Global Rank #31 / 180

Rank Change +16 vs previous year

RSF Zone UE Balkans

Political #35 64.7

Economic #27 62.9

Legal #43 74.6

Social #25 80.8

Safety #32 91.0

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.768

Liberal 0.645

Participatory 0.519

Deliberative 0.653

Egalitarian 0.671

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	74.8	31	64.7	62.9	74.6	80.8	91.0
2024	69.2	47	51.6	59.5	70.2	77.4	87.2
2023	67.7	57	50.2	55.0	69.0	78.3	85.8
2022	65.6	66	51.0	57.4	69.0	82.5	68.3
2021	71.2	64	-	-	-	-	66.7
2020	71.4	62	-	-	-	-	100.0
2019	71.1	59	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	73.4	58	-	-	-	-	100.0
2017	73.5	54	-	-	-	-	100.0
2016	76.1	47	-	-	-	-	26.1
2015	87.3	18	-	-	-	-	80.5
2014	89.0	19	-	-	-	-	-
2013	86.9	22	-	-	-	-	-
2012	-0.7	24	-	-	-	-	-
2010	8.9	32	-	-	-	-	-
2009	9.5	37	-	-	-	-	-
2008	9.0	47	-	-	-	-	-
2007	18.5	56	-	-	-	-	-
2006	14.0	60	-	-	-	-	-
2005	12.5	53	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index