Kuwait vs Taiwan: Political Polarization Score
Kuwait
-1.18
in 2025
Taiwan
-1.16
in 2025
Kuwait rank
143rd
Taiwan rank
140th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Kuwait
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -1.16 against -1.18 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 143rd and Taiwan ranks 140th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.29 | 0.823 | 3.11 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | -2.46 | 0.501 | 2.96 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | -2.61 | 0.179 | 2.79 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | -2.4 | 0.233 | 2.63 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | -2.51 | 0.6214 | 3.13 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | -2.74 | 0.6808 | 3.42 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | -2.91 | 0.7 | 3.61 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | -2.03 | 0.6705 | 2.7 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | -1.42 | 0.4542 | 1.87 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | -1.56 | -0.9979 | 0.5642 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | -1.57 | -1.68 | 0.1096 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -1.29 | -1.94 | 0.654 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -1.24 | -1.12 | 0.1275 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Kuwait or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -1.16 against -1.18 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 0.02, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Taiwan rank globally for political polarization score?
- Kuwait ranks 143rd and Taiwan ranks 140th 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.