El Salvador vs Somalia: Political polarization score

El Salvador
1.53
in 2025
Somalia
1.45
in 2025
El Salvador rank
38th
Somalia rank
39th

Political polarization score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Somalia
-10123190019622025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.53 against 1.45 in Somalia, a difference of 0.08.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Somalia'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 Somalia ranks 39th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 1.46 0.28 1.18 El Salvador
1910s 1.46 0.28 1.18 El Salvador
1920s 1.94 0.28 1.66 El Salvador
1930s 1.94 0.28 1.66 El Salvador
1940s 1.17 0.28 0.887 El Salvador
1950s 1.17 -0.1044 1.27 El Salvador
1960s 1.17 -0.2136 1.38 El Salvador
1970s 1.99 0.3408 1.65 El Salvador
1980s 2.72 0.8246 1.9 El Salvador
1990s 1.51 2.83 1.32 Somalia
2000s 0.885 2.82 1.94 Somalia
2010s 0.7935 1.72 0.9257 Somalia
2020s 1.41 1.28 0.1352 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, El Salvador or Somalia?
El Salvador, at 1.53 against 1.45 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between El Salvador and Somalia?
0.08, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Somalia rank globally for political polarization score?
El Salvador ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 39th 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