Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Political Polarization Score

Qatar
-1.94
in 2025
Turkmenistan
-2.21
in 2025
Qatar rank
168th
Turkmenistan rank
171st

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Qatar
  • Turkmenistan
-2024190019622025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports -1.94 against -2.21 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.27.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Qatar ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 171st of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1900s -1.62 1.21 2.83 Turkmenistan
1910s -1.54 1.52 3.06 Turkmenistan
1920s -1.46 1.82 3.28 Turkmenistan
1930s -1.72 1.03 2.75 Turkmenistan
1940s -1.56 0.9357 2.49 Turkmenistan
1950s -1.56 0.929 2.49 Turkmenistan
1960s -1.57 0.4231 2 Turkmenistan
1970s -1.9 0.37 2.27 Turkmenistan
1980s -2.01 0.241 2.25 Turkmenistan
1990s -2.08 -2.79 0.7124 Qatar
2000s -2.47 -2.51 0.0332 Qatar
2010s -2.42 -2.46 0.0318 Qatar
2020s -2.08 -2.15 0.0653 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
Qatar, at -1.94 against -2.21 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
0.27, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for political polarization score?
Qatar ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 171st 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.