Lesotho vs Singapore: Political Polarization Score
Lesotho
-0.518
in 2025
Singapore
-0.532
in 2025
Lesotho rank
114th
Singapore rank
116th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Lesotho
- Singapore
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.518 against -0.532 in Singapore, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 12 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.217 | -1.53 | 1.75 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.217 | -1.53 | 1.75 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.217 | -1.31 | 1.52 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.217 | -0.976 | 1.19 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.217 | -1.08 | 1.29 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.217 | -1.03 | 1.25 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.231 | -0.1431 | 0.3741 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.7551 | -0.21 | 0.5451 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.7092 | -0.73 | 0.0208 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.341 | -0.96 | 0.619 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.341 | -0.9439 | 0.6029 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -0.341 | -1.03 | 0.6896 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.518 | -0.8905 | 0.3725 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Lesotho or Singapore?
- Lesotho, at -0.518 against -0.532 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Lesotho and Singapore?
- 0.014, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for political polarization score?
- Lesotho ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.