Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Political Polarization Score

Democratic Republic of Congo

-0.758

in 2025

Sweden

-0.668

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

125th

Sweden rank

123rd

Political Polarization Score over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -0.668 against -0.758 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Political Polarization Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.