China vs Spain: Political polarization score
China
-0.11
in 2025
Spain
-0.092
in 2025
China rank
98th
Spain rank
96th
Political polarization score over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.092 against -0.11 in China, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
China ranks 98th and Spain ranks 96th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.07 | 0.9615 | 0.1045 | China |
| 1910s | 1.98 | 1.05 | 0.9344 | China |
| 1920s | 1.85 | 1.1 | 0.7521 | China |
| 1930s | 1.97 | 2.29 | 0.3117 | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.95 | 2.52 | 0.5658 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.483 | 2.2 | 1.72 | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.46 | 2.16 | 0.7019 | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 0.8704 | 0.5883 | China |
| 1980s | -0.8189 | -1.88 | 1.06 | China |
| 1990s | -0.7207 | -1.83 | 1.11 | China |
| 2000s | -0.9254 | -1.72 | 0.7933 | China |
| 2010s | -0.8227 | -0.737 | 0.0857 | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.4522 | -0.024 | 0.4282 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, China or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.092 against -0.11 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between China and Spain?
- 0.018, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for political polarization score?
- China ranks 98th and Spain ranks 96th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political polarization score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.