Egypt vs Senegal: Political Polarization Score

Egypt
-0.22
in 2025
Senegal
-0.143
in 2025
Egypt rank
103rd
Senegal rank
101st

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Egypt
  • Senegal
-202190019622025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -0.143 against -0.22 in Egypt, a difference of 0.077.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 103rd and Senegal ranks 101st of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 8 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Senegal Difference Ahead
1900s -0.229 -2.09 1.86 Egypt
1910s -0.0058 -2.09 2.09 Egypt
1920s -0.9631 -2 1.04 Egypt
1930s -1.38 -2.05 0.6688 Egypt
1940s -0.9096 -1.66 0.7548 Egypt
1950s -0.9186 -1.83 0.9154 Egypt
1960s -2.33 -0.1589 2.17 Senegal
1970s -1.88 -0.46 1.42 Senegal
1980s -1.2 -0.0191 1.18 Senegal
1990s -1.53 0.0287 1.56 Senegal
2000s -1.64 -1.21 0.4325 Senegal
2010s 1.15 -1.01 2.17 Egypt
2020s -0.0438 -0.2395 0.1957 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Egypt or Senegal?
Senegal, at -0.143 against -0.22 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Egypt and Senegal?
0.077, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for political polarization score?
Egypt ranks 103rd and Senegal ranks 101st 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.