Portugal vs Sweden: Political Polarization Score
Portugal
-0.641
in 2025
Sweden
-0.668
in 2025
Portugal rank
122nd
Sweden rank
123rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.641 against -0.668 in Sweden, a difference of 0.027.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.054 | -0.9415 | 0.9955 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2761 | -0.8 | 1.08 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.046 | -1.03 | 1.08 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.109 | -1.49 | 1.6 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.201 | -1.56 | 1.76 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.201 | -2.33 | 2.53 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.201 | -2.27 | 2.48 | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.5596 | -2.33 | 1.77 | Portugal |
| 1980s | -1.9 | -2.24 | 0.3429 | Portugal |
| 1990s | -2.37 | -2.28 | 0.084 | Sweden |
| 2000s | -2.37 | -2.28 | 0.084 | Sweden |
| 2010s | -2.18 | -1.93 | 0.2588 | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.12 | -1.24 | 0.1187 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at -0.641 against -0.668 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.027, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for political polarization score?
- Portugal ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 123rd 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.