Bahrain vs Bulgaria: Political Polarization Score
Bahrain
1.36
in 2025
Bulgaria
1.29
in 2025
Bahrain rank
44th
Bulgaria rank
45th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Bahrain
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.36 against 1.29 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 44th and Bulgaria ranks 45th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 8 and Bulgaria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.676 | -0.9726 | 1.65 | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 0.676 | -0.3802 | 1.06 | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 0.676 | 0.5182 | 0.1578 | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 0.676 | -0.0885 | 0.7645 | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 0.676 | 1.36 | 0.6878 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.2752 | 1.99 | 1.72 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.008 | 1.86 | 1.85 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | -0.0148 | 1.67 | 1.69 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.9356 | 1.43 | 0.4925 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 0.3032 | 0.8238 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.5856 | -1.63 | 2.21 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2 | -0.9653 | 2.97 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 0.7198 | 0.6432 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bahrain or Bulgaria?
- Bahrain, at 1.36 against 1.29 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bahrain and Bulgaria?
- 0.07, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bulgaria?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Bulgaria rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bahrain ranks 44th and Bulgaria ranks 45th 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.