Namibia vs Singapore: Political Polarization Score
Namibia
-0.466
in 2025
Singapore
-0.532
in 2025
Namibia rank
113th
Singapore rank
116th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Namibia
- Singapore
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -0.466 against -0.532 in Singapore, a difference of 0.066.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 113th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.45 | -1.53 | 2.98 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.69 | -1.53 | 3.22 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 2.03 | -1.31 | 3.34 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 2.03 | -0.976 | 3.01 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 2.12 | -1.08 | 3.2 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 2.28 | -1.03 | 3.31 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 1.89 | -0.1431 | 2.03 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.89 | -0.21 | 2.1 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.89 | -0.73 | 2.62 | Namibia |
| 1990s | -0.7316 | -0.96 | 0.2284 | Namibia |
| 2000s | -0.7006 | -0.9439 | 0.2433 | Namibia |
| 2010s | -0.6965 | -1.03 | 0.3341 | Namibia |
| 2020s | -0.2145 | -0.8905 | 0.676 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Namibia or Singapore?
- Namibia, at -0.466 against -0.532 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Namibia and Singapore?
- 0.066, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Singapore rank globally for political polarization score?
- Namibia ranks 113th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.