El Salvador vs France: Political polarization score
El Salvador
1.53
in 2025
France
1.43
in 2025
El Salvador rank
38th
France rank
41st
Political polarization score over time
- El Salvador
- France
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.53 against 1.43 in France, a difference of 0.1.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 38th and France ranks 41st of 174 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.46 | 0.665 | 0.793 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1.46 | 0.2358 | 1.22 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.94 | -0.449 | 2.39 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.94 | 1.27 | 0.6749 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.17 | 0.9906 | 0.1764 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.17 | 0.0538 | 1.11 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 0.682 | 0.485 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 0.5437 | 1.45 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.72 | -0.0875 | 2.81 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.51 | -0.0146 | 1.53 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.885 | -0.0323 | 0.9173 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7935 | 0.2067 | 0.5868 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 0.9153 | 0.4978 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, El Salvador or France?
- El Salvador, at 1.53 against 1.43 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between El Salvador and France?
- 0.1, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and France?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and France rank globally for political polarization score?
- El Salvador ranks 38th and France ranks 41st 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.