Bhutan vs East Timor: Political Polarization Score
Bhutan
-0.894
in 2025
East Timor
-0.879
in 2025
Bhutan rank
129th
East Timor rank
127th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Bhutan
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports -0.879 against -0.894 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.015.
Across all 126 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 129th and East Timor ranks 127th of 174 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.96 | 0.654 | 2.62 | East Timor |
| 1910s | -2.22 | 0.2802 | 2.5 | East Timor |
| 1920s | -2.22 | 0.12 | 2.34 | East Timor |
| 1930s | -2.22 | 0.12 | 2.34 | East Timor |
| 1940s | -2.22 | 0.12 | 2.34 | East Timor |
| 1950s | -2.65 | 0.12 | 2.77 | East Timor |
| 1960s | -2.63 | 0.12 | 2.75 | East Timor |
| 1970s | -2.63 | 1.36 | 3.99 | East Timor |
| 1980s | -2.17 | 2.39 | 4.57 | East Timor |
| 1990s | -2.62 | 2.39 | 5.02 | East Timor |
| 2000s | -2.19 | -0.9705 | 1.22 | East Timor |
| 2010s | -1.18 | -0.4338 | 0.7442 | East Timor |
| 2020s | -1.08 | -0.392 | 0.6903 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bhutan or East Timor?
- East Timor, at -0.879 against -0.894 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bhutan and East Timor?
- 0.015, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bhutan ranks 129th and East Timor ranks 127th 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.