Canada vs Namibia: Political Polarization Score
Canada
-0.399
in 2025
Namibia
-0.466
in 2025
Canada rank
110th
Namibia rank
113th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Canada
- Namibia
How they compare
Canada currently reports -0.399 against -0.466 in Namibia, a difference of 0.067.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Canada ranks 110th and Namibia ranks 113th of 174 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.98 | 1.45 | 3.43 | Namibia |
| 1910s | -1.99 | 1.69 | 3.69 | Namibia |
| 1920s | -2.08 | 2.03 | 4.11 | Namibia |
| 1930s | -2.08 | 2.03 | 4.11 | Namibia |
| 1940s | -2.51 | 2.12 | 4.63 | Namibia |
| 1950s | -2.3 | 2.28 | 4.58 | Namibia |
| 1960s | -2.02 | 1.89 | 3.91 | Namibia |
| 1970s | -1.93 | 1.89 | 3.82 | Namibia |
| 1980s | -1.65 | 1.89 | 3.54 | Namibia |
| 1990s | -1.62 | -0.7316 | 0.8844 | Namibia |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -0.7006 | 0.8274 | Namibia |
| 2010s | -1.34 | -0.6965 | 0.644 | Namibia |
| 2020s | -0.358 | -0.2145 | 0.1435 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Canada or Namibia?
- Canada, at -0.399 against -0.466 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Canada and Namibia?
- 0.067, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Namibia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Canada ranks 110th and Namibia ranks 113th 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.