Indonesia vs Israel: Political Polarization Score

Indonesia
0.104
in 2025
Israel
0.021
in 2025
Indonesia rank
91st
Israel rank
92nd

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Indonesia
  • Israel
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.104 against 0.021 in Israel, a difference of 0.083.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 5.0 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 91st and Israel ranks 92nd of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Israel Difference Ahead
1900s 1.39 -0.0157 1.4 Indonesia
1910s 1.39 0.5076 0.8794 Indonesia
1940s 1.08 -0.127 1.21 Indonesia
1950s 1.59 -0.127 1.72 Indonesia
1960s 1.28 -0.127 1.4 Indonesia
1970s -0.586 0.1146 0.7006 Israel
1980s -0.156 0.359 0.515 Israel
1990s -0.0969 0.359 0.4559 Israel
2000s 0.181 0.5906 0.4096 Israel
2010s 0.9826 0.4896 0.493 Indonesia
2020s 0.6358 0.6843 0.0485 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Indonesia or Israel?
Indonesia, at 0.104 against 0.021 in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Indonesia and Israel?
0.083, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Israel?
98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Israel rank globally for political polarization score?
Indonesia ranks 91st and Israel ranks 92nd 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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.