Kenya vs Maldives: Political Polarization Score
Kenya
0.669
in 2025
Maldives
0.657
in 2025
Kenya rank
74th
Maldives rank
75th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Kenya
- Maldives
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.669 against 0.657 in Maldives, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.672 | -2.54 | 3.21 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.672 | -2.54 | 3.21 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 1.14 | -2.54 | 3.68 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.19 | -2.54 | 3.73 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1.19 | -2.54 | 3.73 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1.91 | -2.54 | 4.45 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.8079 | -2.54 | 1.73 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -1.6 | -2.46 | 0.8612 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -1.6 | -1.7 | 0.096 | Kenya |
| 1990s | -0.0803 | -1.7 | 1.62 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.2953 | -0.1205 | 0.4158 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1483 | 1.05 | 0.9057 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.1963 | 0.8882 | 0.6918 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Kenya or Maldives?
- Kenya, at 0.669 against 0.657 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Kenya and Maldives?
- 0.012, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Maldives rank globally for political polarization score?
- Kenya ranks 74th 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
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.