Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Political polarization score
Bangladesh
2.37
in 2025
Malaysia
2.45
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
14th
Malaysia rank
12th
Political polarization score over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.45 against 2.37 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.04 | -2.09 | 1.05 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | -1.06 | -2.09 | 1.03 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | -0.726 | -2.09 | 1.37 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | -0.726 | -2.09 | 1.37 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1726 | -0.815 | 0.9876 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -1.61 | 0.0698 | 1.68 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -1.21 | 0.8441 | 2.05 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.7539 | 1.3 | 0.5491 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 1.3 | 0.1692 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8164 | 1.3 | 0.4866 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.8741 | 1.02 | 0.1482 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.43 | 0.0795 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.28 | 2.22 | 0.0617 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.45 against 2.37 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 0.08, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political polarization score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.