Chad vs India: Political Polarization Score
Chad
1.97
in 2025
India
2.08
in 2025
Chad rank
25th
India rank
23rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Chad
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.08 against 1.97 in Chad, a difference of 0.11.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 25th and India ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -0.364 | -0.726 | 0.362 | Chad |
| 1930s | -0.364 | -0.726 | 0.362 | Chad |
| 1940s | -0.1094 | 1.07 | 1.18 | India |
| 1950s | -0.029 | -0.553 | 0.524 | Chad |
| 1960s | -0.0292 | -0.5464 | 0.5172 | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.6775 | 0.2264 | 0.4511 | Chad |
| 1980s | 1.32 | -0.0704 | 1.39 | Chad |
| 1990s | 1.39 | 0.1596 | 1.23 | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.63 | -0.2495 | 1.88 | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.02 | 0.8009 | Chad |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.81 | 0.0972 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Chad or India?
- India, at 2.08 against 1.97 in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Chad and India?
- 0.11, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and India?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and India rank globally for political polarization score?
- Chad ranks 25th and India ranks 23rd 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.