Benin vs Congo: Political Polarization Score
Benin
-0.273
in 2025
Congo
-0.25
in 2025
Benin rank
106th
Congo rank
104th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports -0.25 against -0.273 in Benin, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.6 | -1.09 | 0.491 | Benin |
| 1910s | -0.6 | -1.09 | 0.491 | Benin |
| 1920s | -0.6 | -1.09 | 0.491 | Benin |
| 1930s | -0.6 | -1.09 | 0.491 | Benin |
| 1940s | -0.6 | -1.09 | 0.491 | Benin |
| 1950s | -0.6 | -0.519 | 0.081 | Congo |
| 1960s | -0.014 | 0.0466 | 0.0606 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.258 | 1.05 | 0.7886 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.317 | 0.677 | 0.36 | Congo |
| 1990s | -1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | Congo |
| 2000s | -1.3 | -0.0578 | 1.24 | Congo |
| 2010s | -0.8462 | 0.4562 | 1.3 | Congo |
| 2020s | -0.2302 | 0.0185 | 0.2487 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at -0.25 against -0.273 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Benin and Congo?
- 0.023, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for political polarization score?
- Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th 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.