Bulgaria vs Russia: Political Polarization Score
Bulgaria
1.29
in 2025
Russia
1.24
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
45th
Russia rank
48th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.29 against 1.24 in Russia, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Russia ranks 48th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.9726 | 1.21 | 2.18 | Russia |
| 1910s | -0.3802 | 1.52 | 1.9 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.5182 | 1.82 | 1.3 | Russia |
| 1930s | -0.0885 | 1.03 | 1.12 | Russia |
| 1940s | 1.36 | 0.9357 | 0.4281 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.99 | 0.929 | 1.07 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.86 | 0.4231 | 1.44 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 0.37 | 1.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.43 | 0.241 | 1.19 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.3032 | 0.4071 | 0.1039 | Russia |
| 2000s | -1.63 | -0.2567 | 1.37 | Russia |
| 2010s | -0.9653 | 0.6023 | 1.57 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.7198 | 1.41 | 0.6852 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 1.29 against 1.24 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.05, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Russia ranks 48th 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.