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
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?
- 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.