Albania vs Jamaica: Political polarization score

Albania
-0.616
in 2025
Jamaica
-0.595
in 2025
Albania rank
120th
Jamaica rank
118th

Political polarization score over time

  • Albania
  • Jamaica
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -0.595 against -0.616 in Albania, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 10 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Jamaica Difference Ahead
1910s 0.0419 -1.44 1.49 Albania
1920s 0.0419 -1.44 1.49 Albania
1930s 0.1331 -1.36 1.5 Albania
1940s 1.09 -1.15 2.24 Albania
1950s 1.87 -1.04 2.92 Albania
1960s 1.87 -1.16 3.03 Albania
1970s 1.87 -1.08 2.95 Albania
1980s 1.55 -1.16 2.71 Albania
1990s -0.4008 -1.35 0.9542 Albania
2000s -1.29 -1.25 0.0317 Jamaica
2010s -1.53 -1.44 0.0862 Jamaica
2020s -0.6708 -0.6775 0.0067 Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Albania or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at -0.595 against -0.616 in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Albania and Jamaica?
0.021, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Jamaica?
114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
How do Albania and Jamaica rank globally for political polarization score?
Albania ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed