Canada vs Gabon: Political Polarization Score
Canada
-0.399
in 2025
Gabon
-0.347
in 2025
Canada rank
110th
Gabon rank
109th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Canada
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports -0.347 against -0.399 in Canada, a difference of 0.052.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 110th and Gabon ranks 109th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.99 | -2.23 | 0.236 | Canada |
| 1920s | -2.08 | -2.23 | 0.149 | Canada |
| 1930s | -2.08 | -2.23 | 0.149 | Canada |
| 1940s | -2.51 | -2.23 | 0.2817 | Gabon |
| 1950s | -2.3 | -2.01 | 0.287 | Gabon |
| 1960s | -2.02 | -2.11 | 0.0831 | Canada |
| 1970s | -1.93 | -1.51 | 0.42 | Gabon |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -1.51 | 0.1416 | Gabon |
| 1990s | -1.62 | -0.8636 | 0.7524 | Gabon |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -0.7776 | 0.7504 | Gabon |
| 2010s | -1.34 | -0.543 | 0.7975 | Gabon |
| 2020s | -0.358 | -0.436 | 0.078 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Canada or Gabon?
- Gabon, at -0.347 against -0.399 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Canada and Gabon?
- 0.052, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Gabon rank globally for political polarization score?
- Canada ranks 110th and Gabon ranks 109th 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.