Brazil vs Nicaragua: Political polarization score
Brazil
3.22
in 2025
Nicaragua
3.14
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Nicaragua rank
6th
Political polarization score over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.22 against 3.14 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.325 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.325 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1.52 | 1.46 | 0.056 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 2.56 | 1.53 | 1.04 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 1.22 | 1.68 | 0.461 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.12 | 2.12 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 0.519 | 2.14 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.23 | 2.1 | 1.13 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 0.6124 | 0.8416 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.0343 | 0.488 | 0.4537 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -0.6182 | -0.0348 | 0.5834 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5741 | 0.3038 | 0.2703 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.3 | 2.97 | 0.6692 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Brazil, at 3.22 against 3.14 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.08, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for political polarization score?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 6th 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.