Jamaica vs Singapore: Political polarization score

Jamaica
-0.595
in 2025
Singapore
-0.532
in 2025
Jamaica rank
118th
Singapore rank
116th

Political polarization score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Singapore
-1.5-1-0.500.5190019622025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports -0.532 against -0.595 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.063.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Singapore Difference Ahead
1900s -1.44 -1.53 0.085 Jamaica
1910s -1.44 -1.53 0.085 Jamaica
1920s -1.44 -1.31 0.1362 Singapore
1930s -1.36 -0.976 0.3865 Singapore
1940s -1.15 -1.08 0.0731 Singapore
1950s -1.04 -1.03 0.0159 Singapore
1960s -1.16 -0.1431 1.02 Singapore
1970s -1.08 -0.21 0.871 Singapore
1980s -1.16 -0.73 0.427 Singapore
1990s -1.35 -0.96 0.395 Singapore
2000s -1.25 -0.9439 0.3111 Singapore
2010s -1.44 -1.03 0.4094 Singapore
2020s -0.6775 -0.8905 0.213 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Jamaica or Singapore?
Singapore, at -0.532 against -0.595 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Jamaica and Singapore?
0.063, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for political polarization score?
Jamaica ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed