What is the difference in political polarization score between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burundi?

0.18, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burundi?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Burundi: Political Polarization Score

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.21

in 2025

Burundi

1.03

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

53rd

Burundi rank

56th

Political Polarization Score over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burundi

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.21 against 1.03 in Burundi, a difference of 0.18.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 53rd and Burundi ranks 56th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Burundi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.682	0.12	0.562	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	1.58	0.12	1.46	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	1.6	0.12	1.48	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	1.67	0.12	1.55	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s	-0.412	0.175	0.587	Burundi
1960s	-0.519	0.7299	1.25	Burundi
1970s	-0.101	0.1664	0.2674	Burundi
1980s	-0.0325	-1.42	1.39	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	2.29	0.9177	1.38	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	1.3	0.9219	0.3748	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	1.23	1.93	0.6996	Burundi
2020s	1.2	1.26	0.061	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Burundi?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.21 against 1.03 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burundi?: 0.18, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burundi?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burundi rank globally for political polarization score?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 53rd and Burundi ranks 56th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.