China vs Netherlands: Political Polarization Score
China
-0.11
in 2025
Netherlands
-0.091
in 2025
China rank
98th
Netherlands rank
95th
Political Polarization Score over time
- China
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -0.091 against -0.11 in China, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
China ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 95th of 174 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.07 | -0.76 | 1.83 | China |
| 1910s | 1.98 | -0.8664 | 2.85 | China |
| 1920s | 1.85 | -0.76 | 2.61 | China |
| 1930s | 1.97 | -0.76 | 2.73 | China |
| 1940s | 1.95 | -0.8984 | 2.85 | China |
| 1950s | 0.483 | -1.39 | 1.88 | China |
| 1960s | 1.46 | -1.02 | 2.49 | China |
| 1970s | 1.46 | -1.14 | 2.6 | China |
| 1980s | -0.8189 | -2.08 | 1.26 | China |
| 1990s | -0.7207 | -2.28 | 1.56 | China |
| 2000s | -0.9254 | -1.45 | 0.522 | China |
| 2010s | -0.8227 | -1.22 | 0.3923 | China |
| 2020s | -0.4522 | -0.4775 | 0.0253 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, China or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -0.091 against -0.11 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between China and Netherlands?
- 0.019, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Netherlands rank globally for political polarization score?
- China ranks 98th and Netherlands ranks 95th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.