Nicaragua vs Yemen: Political polarization score

Nicaragua
3.14
in 2025
Yemen
2.81
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
6th
Yemen rank
7th

Political polarization score over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Yemen
0123190019622025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.14 against 2.81 in Yemen, a difference of 0.33.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 7th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Yemen Difference Ahead
1900s 1.19 -0.0157 1.21 Nicaragua
1910s 1.19 0.4457 0.7473 Nicaragua
1990s 0.488 0.286 0.202 Nicaragua
2000s -0.0348 0.5536 0.5884 Yemen
2010s 0.3038 2.26 1.95 Yemen
2020s 2.97 2.84 0.1265 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Nicaragua or Yemen?
Nicaragua, at 3.14 against 2.81 in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Nicaragua and Yemen?
0.33, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Yemen?
53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Yemen rank globally for political polarization score?
Nicaragua ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed