Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Political polarization score
Ghana
-0.955
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.884
in 2025
Ghana rank
131st
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
Political polarization score over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.884 against -0.955 in Ghana, a difference of 0.071.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 174 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.64 | -3.1 | 3.74 | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.64 | -3.1 | 3.74 | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.64 | -3.1 | 3.74 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.64 | -3.1 | 3.74 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.64 | -3.1 | 3.74 | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.5448 | -3.1 | 3.64 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.164 | -3.1 | 3.26 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.164 | -1.92 | 2.09 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.164 | -0.895 | 1.06 | Ghana |
| 1990s | -0.54 | -0.895 | 0.355 | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.5 | -2.08 | 1.58 | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.5 | -1.52 | 1.02 | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.5758 | -1.04 | 0.4598 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.884 against -0.955 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.071, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political polarization score?
- Ghana ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th 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.