Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Political polarization score

Bhutan
-0.894
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.884
in 2025
Bhutan rank
129th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th

Political polarization score over time

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
-3-2.5-2-1.5-1190019622025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.884 against -0.894 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s -1.96 -3.1 1.13 Bhutan
1910s -2.22 -3.1 0.872 Bhutan
1920s -2.22 -3.1 0.872 Bhutan
1930s -2.22 -3.1 0.872 Bhutan
1940s -2.22 -3.1 0.872 Bhutan
1950s -2.65 -3.1 0.4442 Bhutan
1960s -2.63 -3.1 0.464 Bhutan
1970s -2.63 -1.92 0.7064 Papua New Guinea
1980s -2.17 -0.895 1.28 Papua New Guinea
1990s -2.62 -0.895 1.73 Papua New Guinea
2000s -2.19 -2.08 0.1011 Papua New Guinea
2010s -1.18 -1.52 0.3395 Bhutan
2020s -1.08 -1.04 0.0467 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.884 against -0.894 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.01, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political polarization score?
Bhutan ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed