Nicaragua vs Romania: Political Polarization Score
Nicaragua
3.14
in 2025
Romania
2.55
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
6th
Romania rank
8th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Nicaragua
- Romania
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.14 against 2.55 in Romania, a difference of 0.59.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 6th and Romania ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.19 | -0.3058 | 1.5 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1.19 | -0.5162 | 1.71 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1.46 | -0.27 | 1.73 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 1.53 | 0.7574 | 0.77 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.68 | 1.85 | 0.171 | Romania |
| 1950s | 2.12 | 1.64 | 0.4806 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.519 | 1.16 | 0.6422 | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 1.16 | 0.9366 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.6124 | 1.88 | 1.26 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.488 | 0.6374 | 0.1494 | Romania |
| 2000s | -0.0348 | 0.1534 | 0.1882 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3038 | 0.2142 | 0.0896 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 1.4 | 1.57 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Nicaragua or Romania?
- Nicaragua, at 3.14 against 2.55 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Nicaragua and Romania?
- 0.59, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Romania rank globally for political polarization score?
- Nicaragua ranks 6th and Romania ranks 8th 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.