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
-2-1012191219682025

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

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.