Lesotho vs Niger: Political Polarization Score
Lesotho
-0.518
in 2025
Niger
-0.442
in 2025
Lesotho rank
114th
Niger rank
111th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -0.442 against -0.518 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.076.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 114th and Niger ranks 111th of 174 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.217 | -3.81 | 4.03 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.217 | -3.81 | 4.03 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.217 | -3.58 | 3.8 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.217 | -2.76 | 2.98 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.231 | -1.12 | 1.35 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.7551 | -2.73 | 1.97 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -0.7092 | -3.5 | 2.79 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.341 | -1.08 | 0.7436 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.341 | -0.9909 | 0.6499 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.341 | -0.9612 | 0.6202 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.518 | -0.5313 | 0.0133 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Lesotho or Niger?
- Niger, at -0.442 against -0.518 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.076, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for political polarization score?
- Lesotho ranks 114th and Niger ranks 111th 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.