Algeria vs Laos: Political Polarization Score

Algeria
-1.56
in 2024
Laos
-1.47
in 2025
Algeria rank
155th
Laos rank
152nd

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Algeria
  • Laos
-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Laos currently reports -1.47 against -1.56 in Algeria, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 155th and Laos ranks 152nd of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Laos Difference Ahead
1900s -0.727 -0.881 0.154 Algeria
1910s -0.727 -0.881 0.154 Algeria
1920s -0.7022 -0.881 0.1788 Algeria
1930s -0.665 -0.881 0.216 Algeria
1940s -0.665 -0.5604 0.1046 Laos
1950s -0.545 0.4254 0.9704 Laos
1960s -0.7204 1.06 1.78 Laos
1970s -0.816 0.553 1.37 Laos
1980s -0.8886 -0.203 0.6856 Laos
1990s -0.7707 -0.203 0.5677 Laos
2000s -1.27 -0.545 0.722 Laos
2010s -1.18 -0.545 0.6345 Laos
2020s -1.28 -1.18 0.0958 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Algeria or Laos?
Laos, at -1.47 against -1.56 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Algeria and Laos?
0.09, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Laos?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Laos rank globally for political polarization score?
Algeria ranks 155th and Laos ranks 152nd 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.