Bangladesh vs United States: Political polarization score
Bangladesh
2.37
in 2025
United States
2.3
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
14th
United States rank
16th
Political polarization score over time
- Bangladesh
- United States
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.37 against 2.3 in United States, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and United States ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 11 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.04 | -1.19 | 0.1492 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | -1.06 | -1.16 | 0.1 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | -0.726 | -1.2 | 0.4723 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | -0.726 | -0.9248 | 0.1988 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1726 | -1.42 | 1.59 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -1.61 | -1.08 | 0.5212 | United States |
| 1960s | -1.21 | -1.07 | 0.14 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.7539 | -1.07 | 1.82 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.13 | -0.998 | 2.13 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.8164 | -0.7594 | 1.58 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.8741 | -0.3049 | 1.18 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 0.8228 | 0.5297 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.28 | 1.81 | 0.473 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bangladesh or United States?
- Bangladesh, at 2.37 against 2.3 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bangladesh and United States?
- 0.07, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and United States rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and United States ranks 16th 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.