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
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
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.