48.4% of matchups won
2,522 matchups
Elo 1728
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/09/30
mission: Promote democracy and freedom · Politics and democracy · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing44%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,751 matchups
58%
picked as hurting wellbeing
771 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Nobel Peace Prize (1983)
- First democratically elected president
- Leader of Solidarity movement
- Negotiated Gdańsk Agreement
- Instrumental in end of Communist rule
Based on 2,522 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/30. Full rankings ·
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