Belarus vs Poland: Political Polarization Score
Belarus
3.18
in 2025
Poland
3.35
in 2025
Belarus rank
5th
Poland rank
3rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Belarus
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.35 against 3.18 in Belarus, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 5th and Poland ranks 3rd of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3.37 | -0.214 | 3.58 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.82 | 1.04 | 0.7805 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.03 | 1.67 | 0.6474 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.944 | 1.43 | 0.485 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.929 | 1.97 | 1.04 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.4231 | 1.49 | 1.06 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.37 | 1.48 | 1.11 | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.241 | 1.87 | 1.63 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.639 | -0.0567 | 0.6957 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.8016 | 0.3338 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.9994 | Poland |
| 2020s | 3.18 | 3.3 | 0.117 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Belarus or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.35 against 3.18 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Belarus and Poland?
- 0.17, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for political polarization score?
- Belarus ranks 5th and Poland ranks 3rd 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.