Kazakhstan vs Namibia: Political Polarization Score
Kazakhstan
-0.525
in 2025
Namibia
-0.466
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
115th
Namibia rank
113th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Kazakhstan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -0.466 against -0.525 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.059.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 115th and Namibia ranks 113th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.21 | 1.45 | 0.237 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.52 | 1.69 | 0.1776 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.82 | 2.03 | 0.217 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 1.03 | 2.03 | 1 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.9357 | 2.12 | 1.18 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.929 | 2.28 | 1.35 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.4231 | 1.89 | 1.46 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.37 | 1.89 | 1.52 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.241 | 1.89 | 1.64 | Namibia |
| 1990s | -1.11 | -0.7316 | 0.3824 | Namibia |
| 2000s | -0.644 | -0.7006 | 0.0566 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | -0.3778 | -0.6965 | 0.3187 | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | -0.1978 | -0.2145 | 0.0167 | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Kazakhstan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -0.466 against -0.525 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Kazakhstan and Namibia?
- 0.059, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Namibia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Kazakhstan ranks 115th and Namibia ranks 113th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.