Brazil vs Turkiye: Political Polarization Score
Brazil
3.22
in 2025
Turkiye
3.36
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
Turkiye rank
2nd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Brazil
- Turkiye
How they compare
Turkiye currently reports 3.36 against 3.22 in Brazil, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Turkiye ranks 2nd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Turkiye in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.52 | -0.0157 | 1.53 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1.52 | 0.5076 | 1.01 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1.52 | 0.0046 | 1.51 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 2.56 | -0.4818 | 3.05 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 1.22 | -0.3956 | 1.61 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.12 | 0.1969 | 0.9217 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 0.4212 | 2.24 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.23 | 1.77 | 1.47 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 0.1074 | 1.35 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.0343 | 0.056 | 0.0217 | Turkiye |
| 2000s | -0.6182 | 0.7191 | 1.34 | Turkiye |
| 2010s | 0.5741 | 2.8 | 2.22 | Turkiye |
| 2020s | 2.3 | 3.37 | 1.07 | Turkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Brazil or Turkiye?
- Turkiye, at 3.36 against 3.22 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Brazil and Turkiye?
- 0.14, with Turkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkiye?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Turkiye rank globally for political polarization score?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Turkiye ranks 2nd 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.