Madagascar vs Malaysia: Political polarization score
Madagascar
2.38
in 2025
Malaysia
2.45
in 2025
Madagascar rank
13th
Malaysia rank
12th
Political polarization score over time
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.45 against 2.38 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.044 | -2.09 | 2.05 | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.1352 | -2.09 | 2.23 | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.1294 | -2.09 | 2.22 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.516 | -2.09 | 2.61 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.0375 | -0.815 | 0.8525 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | -0.623 | 0.0698 | 0.6928 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.4307 | 0.8441 | 1.27 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.0565 | 1.3 | 1.36 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.3944 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.7958 | 1.3 | 0.5072 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.02 | 0.1959 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.43 | 0.3306 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 2.22 | 0.363 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Madagascar or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.45 against 2.38 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 0.07, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 12th 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.