Peru vs Yemen: Political Polarization Score
Peru
2.52
in 2025
Yemen
2.81
in 2025
Peru rank
9th
Yemen rank
7th
Political Polarization Score over time
- Peru
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.81 against 2.52 in Peru, a difference of 0.29.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.
Peru ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.53 | -0.0157 | 1.52 | Yemen |
| 1910s | -1.53 | 0.4457 | 1.98 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.6304 | 0.286 | 0.3444 | Peru |
| 2000s | -0.4657 | 0.5536 | 1.02 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2377 | 2.26 | 2.02 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.84 | 0.6798 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Peru or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.81 against 2.52 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Peru and Yemen?
- 0.29, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Yemen rank globally for political polarization score?
- Peru ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 7th 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.