Egypt vs Zambia: Political polarization score

Egypt
-0.22
in 2025
Zambia
-0.195
in 2025
Egypt rank
103rd
Zambia rank
102nd

Political polarization score over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
-202190019622025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.195 against -0.22 in Egypt, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.019 -1.47 1.49 Egypt
1920s -0.9631 -1.47 0.5059 Egypt
1930s -1.38 -1.47 0.0918 Egypt
1940s -0.9096 -1.47 0.5594 Egypt
1950s -0.9186 -1.12 0.1976 Egypt
1960s -2.33 -0.3269 2.01 Zambia
1970s -1.88 -0.3934 1.49 Zambia
1980s -1.2 -0.549 0.6475 Zambia
1990s -1.53 -0.5055 1.03 Zambia
2000s -1.64 -0.1973 1.44 Zambia
2010s 1.15 0.1906 0.9628 Egypt
2020s -0.0438 -0.1042 0.0603 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Egypt or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.195 against -0.22 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Egypt and Zambia?
0.025, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for political polarization score?
Egypt ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed