Panama vs Taiwan: Political Polarization Score
Panama
-1.13
in 2025
Taiwan
-1.16
in 2025
Panama rank
139th
Taiwan rank
140th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Panama
- Taiwan
How they compare
Panama currently reports -1.13 against -1.16 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Taiwan ahead.
Panama ranks 139th and Taiwan ranks 140th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.754 | 0.823 | 1.58 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | -0.9838 | 0.501 | 1.48 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | -1.14 | 0.179 | 1.32 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | -0.61 | 0.233 | 0.843 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | -0.7712 | 0.6214 | 1.39 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | -0.857 | 0.6808 | 1.54 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | -0.4553 | 0.7 | 1.16 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.288 | 0.6705 | 0.3825 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.7736 | 0.4542 | 0.3194 | Panama |
| 1990s | -0.9604 | -0.9979 | 0.0375 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.9085 | -1.68 | 0.768 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.8408 | -1.94 | 1.1 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.9963 | -1.12 | 0.12 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Panama or Taiwan?
- Panama, at -1.13 against -1.16 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Panama and Taiwan?
- 0.03, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Taiwan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Taiwan rank globally for political polarization score?
- Panama ranks 139th and Taiwan ranks 140th 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.