Latvia vs Paraguay: Political Polarization Score

Latvia
-1.35
in 2025
Paraguay
-1.27
in 2025
Latvia rank
146th
Paraguay rank
145th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Latvia
  • Paraguay
-4-2024190019622025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports -1.27 against -1.35 in Latvia, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.

Latvia ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 145th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1900s 1.21 1.92 0.7116 Paraguay
1910s 1.52 1.92 0.4041 Paraguay
1920s -0.8225 1.92 2.74 Paraguay
1930s -0.7814 1.85 2.63 Paraguay
1940s 0.9357 2.27 1.34 Paraguay
1950s 0.929 1.06 0.1276 Paraguay
1960s 0.4231 0.7432 0.3201 Paraguay
1970s 0.37 0.568 0.198 Paraguay
1980s 0.241 0.5736 0.3326 Paraguay
1990s -0.9606 -1.03 0.0703 Latvia
2000s -2.32 -1.19 1.13 Paraguay
2010s -2.61 -1.17 1.44 Paraguay
2020s -1.58 -0.9615 0.6233 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Latvia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at -1.27 against -1.35 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Latvia and Paraguay?
0.08, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Paraguay?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Paraguay rank globally for political polarization score?
Latvia ranks 146th and Paraguay ranks 145th 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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.