Italy vs Kenya: Political Polarization Score
Italy
0.748
in 2025
Kenya
0.669
in 2025
Italy rank
72nd
Kenya rank
74th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Italy
- Kenya
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.748 against 0.669 in Kenya, a difference of 0.079.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Italy ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 74th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.219 | 0.672 | 0.891 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.0053 | 0.672 | 0.6667 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 2.33 | 1.14 | 1.19 | Italy |
| 1930s | 2.88 | 1.19 | 1.69 | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.34 | 1.19 | 0.1449 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.451 | 1.91 | 1.46 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0713 | -0.8079 | 0.8792 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.6326 | -1.6 | 2.24 | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.791 | -1.6 | 0.812 | Italy |
| 1990s | -0.0659 | -0.0803 | 0.0144 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2672 | 0.2953 | 0.0281 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2009 | 0.1483 | 0.0526 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5107 | 0.1963 | 0.3143 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Italy or Kenya?
- Italy, at 0.748 against 0.669 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Italy and Kenya?
- 0.079, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for political polarization score?
- Italy ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 74th 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.