Seychelles vs Syria: Political Polarization Score

Seychelles
0.422
in 2025
Syria
0.476
in 2025
Seychelles rank
83rd
Syria rank
81st

Political Polarization Score over time

  • Seychelles
  • Syria
0123190019622025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.476 against 0.422 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.054.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 83rd and Syria ranks 81st of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Syria Difference Ahead
1900s 0.766 0.026 0.74 Seychelles
1910s 0.766 0.5148 0.2512 Seychelles
1920s 0.766 0.8613 0.0953 Syria
1930s 0.766 0.4236 0.3424 Seychelles
1940s 0.766 0.6445 0.1215 Seychelles
1950s 0.766 0.9735 0.2075 Syria
1960s 0.766 1.13 0.3687 Syria
1970s 0.6736 1.17 0.4947 Syria
1980s 0.778 1.69 0.9133 Syria
1990s 0.4903 1.1 0.6097 Syria
2000s 0.253 1.22 0.9682 Syria
2010s 0.365 2.92 2.55 Syria
2020s 0.3327 2.23 1.89 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, Seychelles or Syria?
Syria, at 0.476 against 0.422 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between Seychelles and Syria?
0.054, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Syria?
121 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Syria rank globally for political polarization score?
Seychelles ranks 83rd and Syria ranks 81st 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.