Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Political polarization score

Papua New Guinea
-0.884
in 2025
East Timor
-0.879
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
East Timor rank
127th

Political polarization score over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
-4-202190019622025

How they compare

East Timor currently reports -0.879 against -0.884 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 127th of 174 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s -3.1 0.654 3.75 East Timor
1910s -3.1 0.2802 3.38 East Timor
1920s -3.1 0.12 3.22 East Timor
1930s -3.1 0.12 3.22 East Timor
1940s -3.1 0.12 3.22 East Timor
1950s -3.1 0.12 3.22 East Timor
1960s -3.1 0.12 3.22 East Timor
1970s -1.92 1.36 3.29 East Timor
1980s -0.895 2.39 3.29 East Timor
1990s -0.895 2.39 3.29 East Timor
2000s -2.08 -0.9705 1.11 East Timor
2010s -1.52 -0.4338 1.08 East Timor
2020s -1.04 -0.392 0.6437 East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
East Timor, at -0.879 against -0.884 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
0.005, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for political polarization score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th and East Timor ranks 127th 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