India vs Mexico: Political Polarization Score
India
2.08
in 2025
Mexico
2.13
in 2025
India rank
23rd
Mexico rank
21st
Political Polarization Score over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.13 against 2.08 in India, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
India ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.04 | 0.133 | 1.17 | Mexico |
| 1910s | -1.06 | 3.31 | 4.37 | Mexico |
| 1920s | -0.726 | 1.89 | 2.61 | Mexico |
| 1930s | -0.726 | -0.2169 | 0.5091 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.07 | -1.09 | 2.16 | India |
| 1950s | -0.553 | -1.09 | 0.537 | India |
| 1960s | -0.5464 | -0.9042 | 0.3578 | India |
| 1970s | 0.2264 | -0.725 | 0.9514 | India |
| 1980s | -0.0704 | -0.2697 | 0.1993 | India |
| 1990s | 0.1596 | -0.3917 | 0.5513 | India |
| 2000s | -0.2495 | -0.1943 | 0.0552 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.0648 | 0.9533 | India |
| 2020s | 1.81 | 1.77 | 0.0412 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.13 against 2.08 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between India and Mexico?
- 0.05, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for political polarization score?
- India ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 21st 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.