France vs Somalia: Political Polarization Score

France
1.43
in 2025
Somalia
1.45
in 2025
France rank
41st
Somalia rank
39th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • France
  • Somalia
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.45 against 1.43 in France, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.665 0.28 0.385 France
1910s 0.2358 0.28 0.0442 Somalia
1920s -0.449 0.28 0.729 Somalia
1930s 1.27 0.28 0.9881 France
1940s 0.9906 0.28 0.7106 France
1950s 0.0538 -0.1044 0.1582 France
1960s 0.682 -0.2136 0.8956 France
1970s 0.5437 0.3408 0.2029 France
1980s -0.0875 0.8246 0.9121 Somalia
1990s -0.0146 2.83 2.85 Somalia
2000s -0.0323 2.82 2.85 Somalia
2010s 0.2067 1.72 1.51 Somalia
2020s 0.9153 1.28 0.3627 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, France or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.45 against 1.43 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between France and Somalia?
0.02, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do France and Somalia rank globally for political polarization score?
France ranks 41st and Somalia ranks 39th 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.