Benin vs Costa Rica: Political Polarization Score
Benin
-0.273
in 2025
Costa Rica
-0.266
in 2025
Benin rank
106th
Costa Rica rank
105th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.266 against -0.273 in Benin, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Costa Rica ranks 105th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.6 | -0.268 | 0.332 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | -0.6 | -0.1798 | 0.4202 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | -0.6 | -0.423 | 0.177 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | -0.6 | -0.423 | 0.177 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | -0.6 | 1.63 | 2.23 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -0.6 | 0.6562 | 1.26 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.014 | -1.18 | 1.16 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.258 | -1.52 | 1.78 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.317 | -1.33 | 1.65 | Benin |
| 1990s | -1.3 | -1.64 | 0.3429 | Benin |
| 2000s | -1.3 | -1.48 | 0.1872 | Benin |
| 2010s | -0.8462 | -1.4 | 0.5578 | Benin |
| 2020s | -0.2302 | -0.8493 | 0.6192 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -0.266 against -0.273 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.007, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for political polarization score?
- Benin ranks 106th and Costa Rica ranks 105th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.