Barbados vs Japan: Political Polarization Score
Barbados
-1.78
in 2024
Japan
-1.74
in 2025
Barbados rank
163rd
Japan rank
161st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Barbados
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -1.74 against -1.78 in Barbados, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Japan ranks 161st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.11 | -1.31 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1910s | -1.11 | -1.31 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1920s | -1.11 | -1.71 | 0.594 | Barbados |
| 1930s | -1.11 | -0.977 | 0.1353 | Japan |
| 1940s | -1.36 | -1.12 | 0.2376 | Japan |
| 1950s | -1.75 | -1.34 | 0.4038 | Japan |
| 1960s | -2.46 | -1.65 | 0.8148 | Japan |
| 1970s | -3.15 | -1.76 | 1.39 | Japan |
| 1980s | -3.46 | -1.76 | 1.7 | Japan |
| 1990s | -3.31 | -2.06 | 1.25 | Japan |
| 2000s | -3.54 | -2.27 | 1.27 | Japan |
| 2010s | -3.37 | -1.59 | 1.78 | Japan |
| 2020s | -2.06 | -1.74 | 0.3242 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Barbados or Japan?
- Japan, at -1.74 against -1.78 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Barbados and Japan?
- 0.04, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for political polarization score?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Japan ranks 161st 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.