Albania vs Cape Verde: Political Polarization Score
Albania
-0.616
in 2025
Cape Verde
-0.596
in 2025
Albania rank
120th
Cape Verde rank
119th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Albania
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports -0.596 against -0.616 in Albania, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Albania ranks 120th and Cape Verde ranks 119th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Cape Verde in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0419 | 0.505 | 0.4631 | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.0419 | 0.505 | 0.4631 | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.1331 | 0.505 | 0.3719 | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 1.09 | 0.505 | 0.5882 | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.87 | 0.6742 | 1.2 | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.87 | 1.07 | 0.804 | Albania |
| 1970s | 1.87 | 0.1013 | 1.77 | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.55 | -0.89 | 2.44 | Albania |
| 1990s | -0.4008 | -0.7631 | 0.3623 | Albania |
| 2000s | -1.29 | -0.892 | 0.3947 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | -1.53 | -0.892 | 0.6342 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | -0.6708 | -0.7063 | 0.0355 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Albania or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at -0.596 against -0.616 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Albania and Cape Verde?
- 0.02, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cape Verde?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Cape Verde rank globally for political polarization score?
- Albania ranks 120th and Cape Verde ranks 119th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Polarization Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which society is divided into hostile political camps, where political differences undermine social relationships and discourage interaction across ideological lines.