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
-2-1012190019622025

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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.