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
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
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.