Italy vs Maldives: Political Polarization Score

Italy
0.748
in 2025
Maldives
0.657
in 2025
Italy rank
72nd
Maldives rank
75th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Italy
  • Maldives
-202190019622025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.748 against 0.657 in Maldives, a difference of 0.091.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 75th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 11 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Maldives Difference Ahead
1900s -0.219 -2.54 2.32 Italy
1910s 0.0053 -2.54 2.54 Italy
1920s 2.33 -2.54 4.87 Italy
1930s 2.88 -2.54 5.42 Italy
1940s 1.34 -2.54 3.87 Italy
1950s 0.451 -2.54 2.99 Italy
1960s 0.0713 -2.54 2.61 Italy
1970s 0.6326 -2.46 3.1 Italy
1980s -0.791 -1.7 0.908 Italy
1990s -0.0659 -1.7 1.63 Italy
2000s 0.2672 -0.1205 0.3877 Italy
2010s 0.2009 1.05 0.8531 Maldives
2020s 0.5107 0.8882 0.3775 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Italy or Maldives?
Italy, at 0.748 against 0.657 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Italy and Maldives?
0.091, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Maldives?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Maldives rank globally for political polarization score?
Italy ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 75th 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.