Belgium vs Jordan: Political Polarization Score

Belgium
-0.98
in 2025
Jordan
-0.998
in 2025
Belgium rank
132nd
Jordan rank
133rd

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Belgium
  • Jordan
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.98 against -0.998 in Jordan, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 132nd and Jordan ranks 133rd of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Jordan Difference Ahead
1920s -0.992 -1.55 0.554 Belgium
1930s -0.8192 -1.55 0.7268 Belgium
1940s 0.2239 -1.43 1.65 Belgium
1950s -1.21 -1.03 0.1825 Jordan
1960s -1.44 -1.22 0.2171 Jordan
1970s -1.66 -1.16 0.4983 Jordan
1980s -1.73 -1.75 0.021 Belgium
1990s -1.89 -1.82 0.0694 Jordan
2000s -1.82 -1.45 0.3635 Jordan
2010s -1.6 -0.698 0.898 Jordan
2020s -0.921 -0.8997 0.0213 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Belgium or Jordan?
Belgium, at -0.98 against -0.998 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Belgium and Jordan?
0.018, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jordan?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Jordan rank globally for political polarization score?
Belgium ranks 132nd and Jordan ranks 133rd 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.