Cuba vs Portugal: Political Polarization Score
Cuba
-0.626
in 2025
Portugal
-0.641
in 2025
Cuba rank
121st
Portugal rank
122nd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -0.626 against -0.641 in Portugal, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 122nd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.94 | 0.054 | 0.886 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.94 | 0.2761 | 0.6639 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.08 | 0.046 | 1.03 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.9038 | 0.109 | 0.7948 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.795 | 0.201 | 0.594 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.64 | 0.201 | 1.44 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -0.075 | 0.201 | 0.276 | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.075 | -0.5596 | 0.4846 | Cuba |
| 1980s | -0.3452 | -1.9 | 1.56 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.461 | -2.37 | 1.91 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.461 | -2.37 | 1.91 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -0.461 | -2.18 | 1.72 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -0.5472 | -1.12 | 0.5717 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cuba or Portugal?
- Cuba, at -0.626 against -0.641 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cuba and Portugal?
- 0.015, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cuba ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 122nd 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.