Belarus vs Yemen: Political Polarization Score

Belarus
3.18
in 2025
Yemen
2.81
in 2025
Belarus rank
5th
Yemen rank
7th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Belarus
  • Yemen
0123190019622025

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 3.18 against 2.81 in Yemen, a difference of 0.37.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 7th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Yemen Difference Ahead
1900s 1.21 -0.0157 1.23 Belarus
1910s 1.05 0.4457 0.6089 Belarus
1990s 0.6811 0.286 0.3951 Belarus
2000s 1.14 0.5536 0.5818 Belarus
2010s 1.1 2.26 1.16 Yemen
2020s 3.18 2.84 0.3397 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Belarus or Yemen?
Belarus, at 3.18 against 2.81 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Belarus and Yemen?
0.37, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Yemen?
53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Yemen rank globally for political polarization score?
Belarus ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 7th 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.