Albania vs Sweden: Political Polarization Score
Albania
-0.616
in 2025
Sweden
-0.668
in 2025
Albania rank
120th
Sweden rank
123rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Albania
- Sweden
How they compare
Albania currently reports -0.616 against -0.668 in Sweden, a difference of 0.052.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0419 | -0.8 | 0.8419 | Albania |
| 1920s | 0.0419 | -1.03 | 1.07 | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.1331 | -1.49 | 1.62 | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.09 | -1.56 | 2.65 | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.87 | -2.33 | 4.2 | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.87 | -2.27 | 4.15 | Albania |
| 1970s | 1.87 | -2.33 | 4.2 | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.55 | -2.24 | 3.79 | Albania |
| 1990s | -0.4008 | -2.28 | 1.88 | Albania |
| 2000s | -1.29 | -2.28 | 0.9963 | Albania |
| 2010s | -1.53 | -1.93 | 0.3995 | Albania |
| 2020s | -0.6708 | -1.24 | 0.5667 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Albania or Sweden?
- Albania, at -0.616 against -0.668 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Albania and Sweden?
- 0.052, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for political polarization score?
- Albania ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 123rd 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.