El Salvador vs Lebanon: Political polarization score
El Salvador
1.53
in 2025
Lebanon
1.59
in 2025
El Salvador rank
38th
Lebanon rank
35th
Political polarization score over time
- El Salvador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.59 against 1.53 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 35th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.46 | 0.457 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.94 | 0.457 | 1.49 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.94 | 0.457 | 1.49 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.17 | 0.457 | 0.71 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.17 | 0.5466 | 0.6204 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 0.7024 | 0.4646 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 1.26 | 0.7374 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.72 | 2.01 | 0.711 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 0.959 | 0.5516 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.885 | 1.24 | 0.3534 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.7935 | 0.9058 | 0.1123 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.22 | 0.1925 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, El Salvador or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.59 against 1.53 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 0.06, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for political polarization score?
- El Salvador ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 35th 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.