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
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
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.