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Political polarization score

· higher is better · 174 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Myanmar3.7
  2. 2Turkiye3.4
  3. 3Poland3.4
  4. 4Brazil3.2
  5. 5Belarus3.2
  6. 6Nicaragua3.1
  7. 7Yemen, Rep.2.8
  8. 8Romania2.6
  9. 9Peru2.5
  10. 10Libya2.5
  11. 11Hungary2.5
  12. 12Malaysia2.5
  13. 13Madagascar2.4
  14. 14Bangladesh2.4
  15. 15Afghanistan2.3
  16. 16United States2.3
  17. 17South Sudan2.2
  18. 18Venezuela, RB2.2
  19. 19Armenia2.2
  20. 20Azerbaijan2.2
  21. 21Mexico2.1
  22. 22Cameroon2.1
  23. 23India2.1
  24. 24Slovenia2
  25. 25Chad2
  26. 26Guinea1.9
  27. 27Argentina1.9
  28. 28Colombia1.9
  29. 29Ukraine1.8
  30. 30Georgia1.8
  31. 31Liberia1.7
  32. 32Eswatini1.6
  33. 33Bolivia1.6
  34. 34Moldova1.6
  35. 35Lebanon1.6
  36. 36Thailand1.6
  37. 37Burkina Faso1.5
  38. 38El Salvador1.5
  39. 39Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.4
  40. 40Korea, Rep.1.4
  41. 41France1.4
  42. 42Slovak Republic1.4
  43. 43Serbia1.4
  44. 44Bahrain1.4
  45. 45Bulgaria1.3
  46. 46Central African Republic1.3
  47. 47Mozambique1.3
  48. 48Russian Federation1.2
  49. 49Zimbabwe1.2
  50. 50Comoros1.2
  51. 51Ecuador1.2
  52. 52Eritrea1.2
  53. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina1.2
  54. 54Croatia1.2
  55. 55Iran, Islamic Rep.1.1
  56. 56Burundi1
  57. 57Hong Kong SAR, China1
  58. 58Cambodia0.99
  59. 59Sudan0.99
  60. 60Pakistan0.99
  61. 61Ethiopia0.98
  62. 62North Macedonia0.95
  63. 63Tunisia0.95
  64. 64Malta0.9
  65. 64Haiti0.9
  66. 65Cote d'Ivoire0.88
  67. 66Morocco0.88
  68. 67Mali0.87
  69. 68Guinea-Bissau0.86
  70. 69Honduras0.84
  71. 70Montenegro0.82
  72. 71Italy0.75
  73. 72Guatemala0.68
  74. 73Kenya0.67
  75. 74Maldives0.66
  76. 75Sierra Leone0.64
  77. 76Viet Nam0.6
  78. 77Togo0.53
  79. 78Cyprus0.51
  80. 79Philippines0.51
  81. 80Syrian Arab Republic0.48
  82. 81Rwanda0.43
  83. 82Seychelles0.42
  84. 83Guyana0.39
  85. 84Djibouti0.36
  86. 85Equatorial Guinea0.36
  87. 86Malawi0.33
  88. 87Iraq0.2
  89. 88Germany0.19
  90. 89Mauritius0.12
  91. 90Indonesia0.1
  92. 91Israel0.02
  93. 92Uganda-0.03
  94. 93Austria-0.09
  95. 94Netherlands-0.09
  96. 95Spain-0.09
  97. 96Tanzania-0.1
  98. 97China-0.11
  99. 98South Africa-0.13
  100. 99Czechia-0.13
  101. 100Senegal-0.14
  102. 101Zambia-0.2
  103. 102Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.22
  104. 103Congo, Rep.-0.25
  105. 104Costa Rica-0.27
  106. 105Benin-0.27
  107. 106United Kingdom-0.28
  108. 107Angola-0.3
  109. 108Gabon-0.35
  110. 109Canada-0.4
  111. 110Niger-0.44
  112. 111Nepal-0.45
  113. 112Namibia-0.47
  114. 113Lesotho-0.52
  115. 114Kazakhstan-0.53
  116. 115Singapore-0.53
  117. 116Nigeria-0.59
  118. 117Jamaica-0.6
  119. 118Cabo Verde-0.6
  120. 119Albania-0.62
  121. 120Cuba-0.63
  122. 121Portugal-0.64
  123. 122Sweden-0.67
  124. 123Suriname-0.73
  125. 124Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.76
  126. 125Lithuania-0.87
  127. 126Timor-Leste-0.88
  128. 127Papua New Guinea-0.88
  129. 128Bhutan-0.89
  130. 129Dominican Republic-0.9
  131. 130Ghana-0.96
  132. 131Belgium-0.98
  133. 132Jordan-1
  134. 133Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-1
  135. 134Greece-1.1
  136. 135Mongolia-1.1
  137. 136Gambia, The-1.1
  138. 137Sri Lanka-1.1
  139. 138Panama-1.1
  140. 139Taiwan-1.2
  141. 140Australia-1.2
  142. 141Solomon Islands-1.2
  143. 142Kuwait-1.2
  144. 143Finland-1.2
  145. 144Paraguay-1.3
  146. 145Latvia-1.3
  147. 146Mauritania-1.4
  148. 147New Zealand-1.4
  149. 148Uzbekistan-1.4
  150. 149United Arab Emirates-1.5
  151. 150Iceland-1.5
  152. 151Lao PDR-1.5
  153. 152Tajikistan-1.5
  154. 153Switzerland-1.5
  155. 154Kyrgyz Republic-1.6
  156. 155Chile-1.6
  157. 156Denmark-1.6
  158. 157Saudi Arabia-1.7
  159. 157Fiji-1.7
  160. 158Japan-1.7
  161. 159Estonia-1.7
  162. 160Uruguay-1.8
  163. 161Luxembourg-1.8
  164. 162Botswana-1.9
  165. 163Qatar-1.9
  166. 164Trinidad and Tobago-2
  167. 165Norway-2.1
  168. 166Turkmenistan-2.2
  169. 167Sao Tome and Principe-2.4
  170. 168Ireland-2.5
  171. 169Oman-3

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