Albania vs Nigeria: Political Polarization Score
Albania
-0.616
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.594
in 2025
Albania rank
120th
Nigeria rank
117th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Albania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.594 against -0.616 in Albania, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0992 | -1.81 | 1.91 | Albania |
| 1920s | 0.0419 | -1.81 | 1.85 | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.1331 | -1.54 | 1.68 | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.09 | -1.54 | 2.64 | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.87 | -0.992 | 2.87 | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.87 | -0.5763 | 2.45 | Albania |
| 1970s | 1.87 | -1.05 | 2.93 | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.55 | -1.04 | 2.59 | Albania |
| 1990s | -0.4008 | -0.8151 | 0.4143 | Albania |
| 2000s | -1.29 | -0.7168 | 0.5699 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -1.53 | -1.13 | 0.3993 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -0.6708 | -0.6795 | 0.0087 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Albania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.594 against -0.616 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Albania and Nigeria?
- 0.022, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Nigeria rank globally for political polarization score?
- Albania ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 117th 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.