Bangladesh vs Hungary: Political Polarization Score

Bangladesh
2.37
in 2025
Hungary
2.47
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
14th
Hungary rank
11th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Hungary
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 2.47 against 2.37 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Hungary ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Hungary ranks 11th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Hungary Difference Ahead
1910s -1.16 1.49 2.65 Hungary
1920s -0.726 0.823 1.55 Hungary
1930s -0.726 0.8863 1.61 Hungary
1940s 0.1726 2.01 1.84 Hungary
1950s -1.61 2.2 3.8 Hungary
1960s -1.21 1.2 2.41 Hungary
1970s 0.7539 1.2 0.4411 Hungary
1980s 1.13 1.03 0.1032 Bangladesh
1990s 0.8164 -0.6971 1.51 Bangladesh
2000s 0.8741 0.1927 0.6814 Bangladesh
2010s 1.35 2.36 1.01 Hungary
2020s 2.28 2.49 0.204 Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Bangladesh or Hungary?
Hungary, at 2.47 against 2.37 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Bangladesh and Hungary?
0.1, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hungary?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Hungary rank globally for political polarization score?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Hungary ranks 11th 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.