Somalia vs Thailand: Political polarization score
Somalia
1.45
in 2025
Thailand
1.56
in 2025
Somalia rank
39th
Thailand rank
36th
Political polarization score over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.56 against 1.45 in Somalia, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 9 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.28 | -0.916 | 1.2 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.28 | -0.916 | 1.2 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.28 | -0.916 | 1.2 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.28 | -0.6498 | 0.9298 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.28 | -0.552 | 0.832 | Somalia |
| 1950s | -0.1044 | -0.552 | 0.4476 | Somalia |
| 1960s | -0.2136 | 0.085 | 0.2986 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.3408 | 0.3837 | 0.0429 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.8246 | 0.134 | 0.6906 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.83 | -0.1991 | 3.03 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 2.82 | 1.11 | 1.71 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 2.14 | 0.4239 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.52 | 0.2378 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Somalia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.56 against 1.45 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Somalia and Thailand?
- 0.11, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for political polarization score?
- Somalia ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 36th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political polarization score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.