Bolivia vs Liberia: Political Polarization Score

Bolivia
1.62
in 2025
Liberia
1.68
in 2025
Bolivia rank
33rd
Liberia rank
31st

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Bolivia
  • Liberia
0123190019622025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.68 against 1.62 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 31st of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Liberia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.944 0.078 0.866 Bolivia
1910s 0.944 0.078 0.866 Bolivia
1920s 0.4171 0.078 0.3391 Bolivia
1930s 0.448 0.078 0.37 Bolivia
1940s 0.5977 0.265 0.3327 Bolivia
1950s 1.4 0.265 1.14 Bolivia
1960s 0.9505 -0.09 1.04 Bolivia
1970s 1.88 -0.0542 1.93 Bolivia
1980s 0.4778 0.763 0.2852 Liberia
1990s -0.2213 0.763 0.9843 Liberia
2000s 0.5391 0.4144 0.1247 Bolivia
2010s 1.01 0.181 0.826 Bolivia
2020s 2.41 0.9625 1.45 Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Bolivia or Liberia?
Liberia, at 1.68 against 1.62 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Bolivia and Liberia?
0.06, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Liberia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Liberia rank globally for political polarization score?
Bolivia ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.