Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Political Polarization Score

Ethiopia
0.984
in 2025
Pakistan
0.986
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
61st
Pakistan rank
60th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.986 against 0.984 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 61st and Pakistan ranks 60th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 12 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1900s -0.311 -1.04 0.729 Ethiopia
1910s -0.311 -1.06 0.7469 Ethiopia
1920s -0.311 -0.726 0.415 Ethiopia
1930s -0.0042 -0.726 0.7218 Ethiopia
1940s -0.015 0.1726 0.1876 Pakistan
1950s 0.3188 -1.61 1.92 Ethiopia
1960s 0.4277 -1.21 1.64 Ethiopia
1970s 0.9972 -1.06 2.05 Ethiopia
1980s 1.57 -1.4 2.97 Ethiopia
1990s 1.21 -1.08 2.28 Ethiopia
2000s 1.05 -0.7712 1.82 Ethiopia
2010s 0.541 -0.8209 1.36 Ethiopia
2020s 1.44 0.5748 0.863 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.986 against 0.984 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
0.002, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for political polarization score?
Ethiopia ranks 61st and Pakistan ranks 60th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which society is divided into hostile political camps, where political differences undermine social relationships and discourage interaction across ideological lines.