Mexico vs Venezuela: Political Polarization Score
Mexico
2.13
in 2025
Venezuela
2.23
in 2025
Mexico rank
21st
Venezuela rank
18th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Mexico
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.23 against 2.13 in Mexico, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 21st and Venezuela ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.133 | -0.2858 | 0.4188 | Mexico |
| 1910s | 3.31 | -0.131 | 3.44 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.89 | 0.0481 | 1.84 | Mexico |
| 1930s | -0.2169 | -0.1226 | 0.0943 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | -1.09 | -0.272 | 0.818 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | -1.09 | 0.5833 | 1.67 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | -0.9042 | -0.1713 | 0.7329 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -0.725 | -2.49 | 1.77 | Mexico |
| 1980s | -0.2697 | -2.61 | 2.34 | Mexico |
| 1990s | -0.3917 | -1.83 | 1.44 | Mexico |
| 2000s | -0.1943 | 1.21 | 1.4 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.0648 | 2.14 | 2.07 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.97 | 0.2012 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Mexico or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.23 against 2.13 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Mexico and Venezuela?
- 0.1, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for political polarization score?
- Mexico ranks 21st and Venezuela ranks 18th 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.