Belarus vs Romania: Political Polarization Score
Belarus
3.18
in 2025
Romania
2.55
in 2025
Belarus rank
5th
Romania rank
8th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Belarus
- Romania
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.18 against 2.55 in Romania, a difference of 0.63.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 5th and Romania ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.21 | -0.3058 | 1.52 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1.52 | -0.5162 | 2.03 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.82 | -0.27 | 2.09 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.03 | 0.7574 | 0.2721 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.9357 | 1.85 | 0.9153 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.929 | 1.64 | 0.7134 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.4231 | 1.16 | 0.7381 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.37 | 1.16 | 0.7934 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.241 | 1.88 | 1.63 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.639 | 0.6374 | 0.0016 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.1534 | 0.982 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.2142 | 0.8862 | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.18 | 1.4 | 1.78 | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Belarus or Romania?
- Belarus, at 3.18 against 2.55 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Belarus and Romania?
- 0.63, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for political polarization score?
- Belarus ranks 5th and Romania ranks 8th 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.