Djibouti vs Malawi: Political Polarization Score

Djibouti
0.36
in 2025
Malawi
0.327
in 2025
Djibouti rank
85th
Malawi rank
87th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
-1.5-1-0.500.51190019622025

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.36 against 0.327 in Malawi, a difference of 0.033.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 87th of 174 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1900s -0.369 -1.32 0.952 Djibouti
1910s -0.369 -1.32 0.952 Djibouti
1920s -0.369 -1.32 0.952 Djibouti
1930s -0.369 -1.32 0.952 Djibouti
1940s -0.369 -1.32 0.952 Djibouti
1950s -0.109 -0.9877 0.8787 Djibouti
1960s -0.109 -1.09 0.9841 Djibouti
1970s 0.019 -1.13 1.15 Djibouti
1980s 0.132 -1.13 1.27 Djibouti
1990s 0.851 -0.8189 1.67 Djibouti
2000s 0.196 -0.878 1.07 Djibouti
2010s 0.0856 -0.849 0.9346 Djibouti
2020s 0.178 -0.3992 0.5772 Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Djibouti or Malawi?
Djibouti, at 0.36 against 0.327 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Djibouti and Malawi?
0.033, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for political polarization score?
Djibouti ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 87th 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

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

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.