Belarus vs Turkey: Political Polarization Score

Belarus
3.18
in 2025
Turkey
3.36
in 2025
Belarus rank
5th
Turkey rank
2nd

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Belarus
  • Turkey
-101234190019622025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 3.36 against 3.18 in Belarus, a difference of 0.18.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 10 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Turkey Difference Ahead
1900s 1.21 -0.0157 1.23 Belarus
1910s 1.52 0.5076 1.01 Belarus
1920s 1.82 0.0046 1.81 Belarus
1930s 1.03 -0.4818 1.51 Belarus
1940s 0.9357 -0.3956 1.33 Belarus
1950s 0.929 0.1969 0.7321 Belarus
1960s 0.4231 0.4212 0.0019 Belarus
1970s 0.37 1.77 1.4 Turkey
1980s 0.241 0.1074 0.1336 Belarus
1990s 0.639 0.056 0.583 Belarus
2000s 1.14 0.7191 0.4163 Belarus
2010s 1.1 2.8 1.7 Turkey
2020s 3.18 3.37 0.1918 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Belarus or Turkey?
Turkey, at 3.36 against 3.18 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Belarus and Turkey?
0.18, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Turkey?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Turkey rank globally for political polarization score?
Belarus ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.