Nicaragua vs Poland: Political Polarization Score

Nicaragua
3.14
in 2025
Poland
3.35
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
6th
Poland rank
3rd

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Poland
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3.35 against 3.14 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.21.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 6th and Poland ranks 3rd of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 1.19 -0.214 1.41 Nicaragua
1920s 1.46 1.04 0.4255 Nicaragua
1930s 1.51 1.67 0.1626 Poland
1940s 1.68 1.43 0.251 Nicaragua
1950s 2.12 1.97 0.1528 Nicaragua
1960s 0.519 1.49 0.9677 Poland
1970s 2.1 1.48 0.616 Nicaragua
1980s 0.6124 1.87 1.26 Poland
1990s 0.488 -0.0567 0.5447 Nicaragua
2000s -0.0348 0.8016 0.8364 Poland
2010s 0.3038 2.1 1.8 Poland
2020s 2.97 3.3 0.3302 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Nicaragua or Poland?
Poland, at 3.35 against 3.14 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Nicaragua and Poland?
0.21, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Poland rank globally for political polarization score?
Nicaragua ranks 6th and Poland ranks 3rd 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.