China vs Tanzania: Political Polarization Score
China
-0.11
in 2025
Tanzania
-0.095
in 2025
China rank
98th
Tanzania rank
97th
Political Polarization Score over time
- China
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -0.095 against -0.11 in China, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was China ahead.
China ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 97th of 174 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.83 | -0.513 | 2.35 | China |
| 1920s | 1.85 | -0.513 | 2.36 | China |
| 1930s | 1.97 | -0.513 | 2.49 | China |
| 1940s | 1.95 | -0.513 | 2.47 | China |
| 1950s | 0.483 | -0.513 | 0.996 | China |
| 1960s | 1.46 | -1.99 | 3.45 | China |
| 1970s | 1.46 | -1.91 | 3.37 | China |
| 1980s | -0.8189 | -1.76 | 0.9417 | China |
| 1990s | -0.7207 | -1.62 | 0.8963 | China |
| 2000s | -0.9254 | -1.54 | 0.6136 | China |
| 2010s | -0.8227 | -1.11 | 0.2915 | China |
| 2020s | -0.4522 | -0.6672 | 0.215 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, China or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -0.095 against -0.11 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between China and Tanzania?
- 0.015, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do China and Tanzania rank globally for political polarization score?
- China ranks 98th and Tanzania ranks 97th 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.