Cyprus vs Syria: Political Polarization Score
Cyprus
0.512
in 2025
Syria
0.476
in 2025
Cyprus rank
79th
Syria rank
81st
Political Polarization Score over time
- Cyprus
- Syria
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.512 against 0.476 in Syria, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Syria ahead.
Cyprus ranks 79th and Syria ranks 81st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.31 | -0.0157 | 1.3 | Syria |
| 1910s | -1.31 | 0.5148 | 1.83 | Syria |
| 1920s | -1.31 | 0.8613 | 2.17 | Syria |
| 1930s | -0.3061 | 0.4236 | 0.7297 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.289 | 0.6445 | 0.3555 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.5715 | 0.9735 | 0.402 | Syria |
| 1960s | 2.06 | 1.13 | 0.924 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 1.17 | 0.5332 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0.917 | 1.69 | 0.7743 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.484 | 1.1 | 0.616 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.3896 | 1.22 | 0.8316 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1758 | 2.92 | 2.74 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.4572 | 2.23 | 1.77 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Cyprus or Syria?
- Cyprus, at 0.512 against 0.476 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Cyprus and Syria?
- 0.036, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Syria rank globally for political polarization score?
- Cyprus ranks 79th and Syria ranks 81st 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.