Malta vs Tunisia: Political Polarization Score
Malta
0.897
in 2025
Tunisia
0.945
in 2025
Malta rank
64th
Tunisia rank
63rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Malta
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.945 against 0.897 in Malta, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tunisia ahead.
Malta ranks 64th and Tunisia ranks 63rd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 9 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.539 | 1.52 | 0.977 | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 0.539 | 1.52 | 0.977 | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 1.55 | 1.52 | 0.0328 | Malta |
| 1930s | 1.66 | 1.59 | 0.0682 | Malta |
| 1940s | 1.12 | 1.64 | 0.5234 | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 1.68 | 1.38 | 0.2993 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1.76 | 1.04 | 0.7159 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.07 | 0.7716 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.06 | 0.7153 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.985 | 0.841 | 0.144 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.985 | 0.8495 | 0.1355 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 0.5105 | 0.8719 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.28 | 0.2635 | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Malta or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.945 against 0.897 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Malta and Tunisia?
- 0.048, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tunisia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Tunisia rank globally for political polarization score?
- Malta ranks 64th and Tunisia ranks 63rd 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.