Netherlands vs Tanzania: Political Polarization Score
Netherlands
-0.091
in 2025
Tanzania
-0.095
in 2025
Netherlands rank
95th
Tanzania rank
97th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Netherlands
- Tanzania
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -0.091 against -0.095 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.
Netherlands ranks 95th and Tanzania ranks 97th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.9373 | -0.513 | 0.4243 | Tanzania |
| 1920s | -0.76 | -0.513 | 0.247 | Tanzania |
| 1930s | -0.76 | -0.513 | 0.247 | Tanzania |
| 1940s | -0.8984 | -0.513 | 0.3854 | Tanzania |
| 1950s | -1.39 | -0.513 | 0.881 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | -1.02 | -1.99 | 0.9643 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | -1.14 | -1.91 | 0.776 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -2.08 | -1.76 | 0.3204 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | -2.28 | -1.62 | 0.6657 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.45 | -1.54 | 0.0916 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.22 | -1.11 | 0.1008 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -0.4775 | -0.6672 | 0.1897 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Netherlands or Tanzania?
- Netherlands, at -0.091 against -0.095 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Netherlands and Tanzania?
- 0.004, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Tanzania rank globally for political polarization score?
- Netherlands ranks 95th and Tanzania ranks 97th 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.