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
-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50190019622025

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

Indicator
Political Polarization Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.