Bahrain vs France: Political Polarization Score
Bahrain
1.36
in 2025
France
1.43
in 2025
Bahrain rank
44th
France rank
41st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Bahrain
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.43 against 1.36 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 44th and France ranks 41st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.676 | 0.665 | 0.011 | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 0.676 | 0.2358 | 0.4402 | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 0.676 | -0.449 | 1.12 | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 0.676 | 1.27 | 0.5921 | France |
| 1940s | 0.676 | 0.9906 | 0.3146 | France |
| 1950s | 0.2752 | 0.0538 | 0.2214 | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 0.008 | 0.682 | 0.674 | France |
| 1970s | -0.0148 | 0.5437 | 0.5585 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9356 | -0.0875 | 1.02 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.13 | -0.0146 | 1.14 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.5856 | -0.0323 | 0.6179 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2 | 0.2067 | 1.8 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 0.9153 | 0.4477 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bahrain or France?
- France, at 1.43 against 1.36 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bahrain and France?
- 0.07, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and France rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bahrain ranks 44th and France ranks 41st 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.