Nigeria vs Singapore: Political Polarization Score

Nigeria
-0.594
in 2025
Singapore
-0.532
in 2025
Nigeria rank
117th
Singapore rank
116th

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Nigeria
  • Singapore
-2-1.5-1-0.500.5190019622025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports -0.532 against -0.594 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.062.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Singapore ahead.

Nigeria ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 116th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Singapore Difference Ahead
1910s -1.81 -1.53 0.281 Singapore
1920s -1.81 -1.31 0.5022 Singapore
1930s -1.54 -0.976 0.566 Singapore
1940s -1.54 -1.08 0.4643 Singapore
1950s -0.992 -1.03 0.0363 Nigeria
1960s -0.5763 -0.1431 0.4332 Singapore
1970s -1.05 -0.21 0.8426 Singapore
1980s -1.04 -0.73 0.3061 Singapore
1990s -0.8151 -0.96 0.1449 Nigeria
2000s -0.7168 -0.9439 0.2271 Nigeria
2010s -1.13 -1.03 0.0963 Singapore
2020s -0.6795 -0.8905 0.211 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Nigeria or Singapore?
Singapore, at -0.532 against -0.594 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Nigeria and Singapore?
0.062, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Singapore?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Singapore rank globally for political polarization score?
Nigeria ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.