Italy vs Montenegro: Political Polarization Score

Italy
0.748
in 2025
Montenegro
0.816
in 2025
Italy rank
72nd
Montenegro rank
71st

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Italy
  • Montenegro
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.816 against 0.748 in Italy, a difference of 0.068.

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

Across all 46 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 72nd and Montenegro ranks 71st of 174 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Montenegro Difference Ahead
1900s -0.219 1.21 1.43 Montenegro
1910s -0.0387 1.77 1.81 Montenegro
1990s 0.443 1.04 0.594 Montenegro
2000s 0.2672 0.7575 0.4903 Montenegro
2010s 0.2009 0.7606 0.5597 Montenegro
2020s 0.5107 1.34 0.8332 Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Italy or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 0.816 against 0.748 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Italy and Montenegro?
0.068, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Montenegro?
46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Montenegro rank globally for political polarization score?
Italy ranks 72nd and Montenegro ranks 71st 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.