Cuba vs Sweden: Political Polarization Score
Cuba
-0.626
in 2025
Sweden
-0.668
in 2025
Cuba rank
121st
Sweden rank
123rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cuba
- Sweden
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -0.626 against -0.668 in Sweden, a difference of 0.042.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 121st and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.94 | -0.9061 | 1.85 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.94 | -0.8 | 1.74 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.08 | -1.03 | 2.11 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.9038 | -1.49 | 2.39 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.795 | -1.56 | 2.35 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.64 | -2.33 | 3.97 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -0.075 | -2.27 | 2.2 | Cuba |
| 1970s | -0.075 | -2.33 | 2.25 | Cuba |
| 1980s | -0.3452 | -2.24 | 1.9 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.461 | -2.28 | 1.82 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.461 | -2.28 | 1.82 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -0.461 | -1.93 | 1.46 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -0.5472 | -1.24 | 0.6903 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cuba or Sweden?
- Cuba, at -0.626 against -0.668 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cuba and Sweden?
- 0.042, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cuba ranks 121st and Sweden ranks 123rd 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.