Indonesia vs Iraq: Political Polarization Score
Indonesia
0.104
in 2025
Iraq
0.197
in 2025
Indonesia rank
91st
Iraq rank
88th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Indonesia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.197 against 0.104 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.093.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.9 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 91st and Iraq ranks 88th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.39 | -0.0157 | 1.4 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 1.39 | 0.5076 | 0.8794 | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.966 | 0.648 | 0.318 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.966 | 0.8681 | 0.0979 | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.881 | 0.807 | 0.074 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 1.59 | 0.8783 | 0.7143 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1.59 | 0.3158 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -0.586 | 2.15 | 2.74 | Iraq |
| 1980s | -0.156 | 2.33 | 2.48 | Iraq |
| 1990s | -0.0969 | 2.33 | 2.42 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.181 | 2.15 | 1.97 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.9826 | 1.48 | 0.5001 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.6358 | 1.42 | 0.7882 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Indonesia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.197 against 0.104 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Indonesia and Iraq?
- 0.093, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Iraq rank globally for political polarization score?
- Indonesia ranks 91st and Iraq ranks 88th 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.