Cape Verde vs Portugal: Political Polarization Score
Cape Verde
-0.596
in 2025
Portugal
-0.641
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
119th
Portugal rank
122nd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Portugal
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports -0.596 against -0.641 in Portugal, a difference of 0.045.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 119th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 174 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.505 | 0.054 | 0.451 | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0.505 | 0.2761 | 0.2289 | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.505 | 0.046 | 0.459 | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.505 | 0.109 | 0.396 | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.505 | 0.201 | 0.304 | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.6742 | 0.201 | 0.4732 | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.201 | 0.868 | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.1013 | -0.5596 | 0.6609 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -0.89 | -1.9 | 1.01 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | -0.7631 | -2.37 | 1.6 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | -0.892 | -2.37 | 1.48 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | -0.892 | -2.18 | 1.29 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | -0.7063 | -1.12 | 0.4125 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cape Verde or Portugal?
- Cape Verde, at -0.596 against -0.641 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 0.045, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cape Verde ranks 119th and Portugal ranks 122nd 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.