Equatorial Guinea vs Iraq: Political polarization score
Equatorial Guinea
0.359
in 2025
Iraq
0.197
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
86th
Iraq rank
88th
Political polarization score over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Iraq
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.359 against 0.197 in Iraq, a difference of 0.162.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th and Iraq ranks 88th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3156 | -0.0157 | 0.3313 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.174 | 0.5076 | 0.3336 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.174 | 0.648 | 0.474 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.174 | 0.8681 | 0.6941 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.0816 | 0.807 | 0.7254 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.2017 | 0.8783 | 0.6766 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -0.0197 | 1.59 | 1.61 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.26 | 2.15 | 0.112 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 2.33 | 1.26 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.4262 | 2.33 | 1.9 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.6234 | 2.15 | 1.52 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.48 | 0.4087 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.5597 | 1.42 | 0.8643 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Equatorial Guinea or Iraq?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.359 against 0.197 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?
- 0.162, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Iraq rank globally for political polarization score?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th and Iraq ranks 88th 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.