Cape Verde vs Cuba: Political Polarization Score
Cape Verde
-0.596
in 2025
Cuba
-0.626
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
119th
Cuba rank
121st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Cuba
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports -0.596 against -0.626 in Cuba, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and Cuba ranks 121st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.505 | 0.94 | 0.435 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.505 | 0.94 | 0.435 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.505 | 1.08 | 0.575 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.505 | 0.9038 | 0.3988 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.505 | 0.795 | 0.29 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.6742 | 1.64 | 0.9663 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.07 | -0.075 | 1.14 | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.1013 | -0.075 | 0.1763 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -0.89 | -0.3452 | 0.5448 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.7631 | -0.461 | 0.3021 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.892 | -0.461 | 0.431 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -0.892 | -0.461 | 0.431 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -0.7063 | -0.5472 | 0.1592 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cape Verde or Cuba?
- Cape Verde, at -0.596 against -0.626 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 0.03, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Cuba?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Cuba rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Cuba ranks 121st 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.