Colombia vs Liberia: Political Polarization Score
Colombia
1.89
in 2025
Liberia
1.68
in 2025
Colombia rank
28th
Liberia rank
31st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Colombia
- Liberia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.89 against 1.68 in Liberia, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 10 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5636 | 0.078 | 0.4856 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.502 | 0.078 | 0.424 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.502 | 0.078 | 0.424 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1.09 | 0.078 | 1.01 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1.55 | 0.265 | 1.28 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.78 | 0.265 | 1.51 | Colombia |
| 1960s | -0.21 | -0.09 | 0.12 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.3285 | -0.0542 | 0.3827 | Colombia |
| 1980s | -0.069 | 0.763 | 0.832 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.0742 | 0.763 | 0.6888 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.6293 | 0.4144 | 0.2149 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.8944 | 0.181 | 0.7134 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 0.9625 | 0.2622 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Colombia or Liberia?
- Colombia, at 1.89 against 1.68 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Colombia and Liberia?
- 0.21, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Liberia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Liberia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 31st 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.