Gambia vs Panama: Political Polarization Score
Gambia
-1.12
in 2025
Panama
-1.13
in 2025
Gambia rank
137th
Panama rank
139th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Gambia
- Panama
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -1.12 against -1.13 in Panama, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Gambia ranks 137th and Panama ranks 139th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.76 | -0.754 | 1.01 | Panama |
| 1910s | -1.76 | -0.9838 | 0.7762 | Panama |
| 1920s | -1.63 | -1.14 | 0.489 | Panama |
| 1930s | -1.63 | -0.61 | 1.02 | Panama |
| 1940s | -1.63 | -0.7712 | 0.8548 | Panama |
| 1950s | -1.79 | -0.857 | 0.9297 | Panama |
| 1960s | -1.59 | -0.4553 | 1.13 | Panama |
| 1970s | -1.46 | 0.288 | 1.75 | Panama |
| 1980s | -1.46 | 0.7736 | 2.23 | Panama |
| 1990s | -0.7224 | -0.9604 | 0.238 | Gambia |
| 2000s | -0.556 | -0.9085 | 0.3525 | Gambia |
| 2010s | -0.7509 | -0.8408 | 0.0899 | Gambia |
| 2020s | -0.9405 | -0.9963 | 0.0558 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Gambia or Panama?
- Gambia, at -1.12 against -1.13 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Gambia and Panama?
- 0.01, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Panama rank globally for political polarization score?
- Gambia ranks 137th and Panama ranks 139th 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.