South Korea vs Slovakia: Political polarization score

South Korea
1.44
in 2025
Slovakia
1.42
in 2025
South Korea rank
40th
Slovakia rank
42nd

Political polarization score over time

  • South Korea
  • Slovakia
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.44 against 1.42 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 42nd of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Slovakia Difference Ahead
1910s 1.67 0.0955 1.58 South Korea
1920s 1.67 -0.9 2.57 South Korea
1930s 1.67 -0.0597 1.73 South Korea
1940s 1.63 1.67 0.0354 Slovakia
1950s 1.18 1.95 0.7675 Slovakia
1960s 0.5479 1.52 0.971 Slovakia
1970s 0.527 1.48 0.953 Slovakia
1980s 0.6335 1.48 0.8465 Slovakia
1990s -0.043 -0.527 0.484 South Korea
2000s 0.0368 -0.9714 1.01 South Korea
2010s 0.3188 -0.6297 0.9485 South Korea
2020s 0.9723 0.4433 0.529 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, South Korea or Slovakia?
South Korea, at 1.44 against 1.42 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between South Korea and Slovakia?
0.02, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Slovakia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Slovakia rank globally for political polarization score?
South Korea ranks 40th and Slovakia ranks 42nd 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.

Individual pages

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