Canada vs Niger: Political Polarization Score
Canada
-0.399
in 2025
Niger
-0.442
in 2025
Canada rank
110th
Niger rank
111th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Canada
- Niger
How they compare
Canada currently reports -0.399 against -0.442 in Niger, a difference of 0.043.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 110th and Niger ranks 111th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -2.08 | -3.81 | 1.73 | Canada |
| 1930s | -2.08 | -3.81 | 1.73 | Canada |
| 1940s | -2.51 | -3.58 | 1.07 | Canada |
| 1950s | -2.3 | -2.76 | 0.4662 | Canada |
| 1960s | -2.02 | -1.12 | 0.903 | Niger |
| 1970s | -1.93 | -2.73 | 0.795 | Canada |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -3.5 | 1.85 | Canada |
| 1990s | -1.62 | -1.08 | 0.5314 | Niger |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -0.9909 | 0.5371 | Niger |
| 2010s | -1.34 | -0.9612 | 0.3793 | Niger |
| 2020s | -0.358 | -0.5313 | 0.1733 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Canada or Niger?
- Canada, at -0.399 against -0.442 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Canada and Niger?
- 0.043, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Niger rank globally for political polarization score?
- Canada ranks 110th and Niger ranks 111th 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.