Canada vs United Kingdom: Political Polarization Score
Canada
-0.399
in 2025
United Kingdom
-0.281
in 2025
Canada rank
110th
United Kingdom rank
107th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -0.281 against -0.399 in Canada, a difference of 0.118.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 110th and United Kingdom ranks 107th of 174 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.98 | -0.828 | 1.16 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | -1.99 | -0.828 | 1.16 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | -2.08 | -0.828 | 1.25 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | -2.08 | -0.828 | 1.25 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | -2.51 | -0.828 | 1.68 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | -2.3 | -0.828 | 1.47 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | -2.02 | -0.828 | 1.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | -1.93 | -0.828 | 1.1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -0.828 | 0.8236 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | -1.62 | -0.828 | 0.788 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -1.53 | -0.828 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -1.34 | -0.6168 | 0.7237 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -0.358 | -0.173 | 0.185 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -0.281 against -0.399 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.118, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for political polarization score?
- Canada ranks 110th and United Kingdom ranks 107th 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.