Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Political Polarization Score
Cape Verde
-0.596
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.594
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
119th
Nigeria rank
117th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.594 against -0.596 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 117th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.505 | -1.81 | 2.31 | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.505 | -1.81 | 2.31 | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.505 | -1.54 | 2.05 | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.505 | -1.54 | 2.05 | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.6742 | -0.992 | 1.67 | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 1.07 | -0.5763 | 1.65 | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.1013 | -1.05 | 1.15 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -0.89 | -1.04 | 0.1461 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | -0.7631 | -0.8151 | 0.052 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | -0.892 | -0.7168 | 0.1752 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.892 | -1.13 | 0.2349 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | -0.7063 | -0.6795 | 0.0268 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.594 against -0.596 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 0.002, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 117th 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.