Belgium vs Ghana: Political Polarization Score
Belgium
-0.98
in 2025
Ghana
-0.955
in 2025
Belgium rank
132nd
Ghana rank
131st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Belgium
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -0.955 against -0.98 in Belgium, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Belgium ranks 132nd and Ghana ranks 131st of 174 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.908 | 0.64 | 1.55 | Ghana |
| 1910s | -0.0899 | 0.64 | 0.7299 | Ghana |
| 1920s | -0.992 | 0.64 | 1.63 | Ghana |
| 1930s | -0.8192 | 0.64 | 1.46 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.2239 | 0.64 | 0.4161 | Ghana |
| 1950s | -1.21 | 0.5448 | 1.75 | Ghana |
| 1960s | -1.44 | 0.164 | 1.6 | Ghana |
| 1970s | -1.66 | 0.164 | 1.82 | Ghana |
| 1980s | -1.73 | 0.164 | 1.89 | Ghana |
| 1990s | -1.89 | -0.54 | 1.35 | Ghana |
| 2000s | -1.82 | -0.5 | 1.32 | Ghana |
| 2010s | -1.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.921 | -0.5758 | 0.3452 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Belgium or Ghana?
- Ghana, at -0.955 against -0.98 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Belgium and Ghana?
- 0.025, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ghana rank globally for political polarization score?
- Belgium ranks 132nd and Ghana ranks 131st 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.