United States vs Venezuela: Political polarization score

United States
2.3
in 2025
Venezuela
2.23
in 2025
United States rank
16th
Venezuela rank
18th

Political polarization score over time

  • United States
  • Venezuela
-202190019622025

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.3 against 2.23 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.07.

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

United States ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 18th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Venezuela Difference Ahead
1900s -1.19 -0.2858 0.9034 Venezuela
1910s -1.16 -0.131 1.03 Venezuela
1920s -1.2 0.0481 1.25 Venezuela
1930s -0.9248 -0.1226 0.8022 Venezuela
1940s -1.42 -0.272 1.14 Venezuela
1950s -1.08 0.5833 1.67 Venezuela
1960s -1.07 -0.1713 0.8994 Venezuela
1970s -1.07 -2.49 1.42 United States
1980s -0.998 -2.61 1.62 United States
1990s -0.7594 -1.83 1.07 United States
2000s -0.3049 1.21 1.51 Venezuela
2010s 0.8228 2.14 1.31 Venezuela
2020s 1.81 1.97 0.1632 Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political polarization score, United States or Venezuela?
United States, at 2.3 against 2.23 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in political polarization score between United States and Venezuela?
0.07, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do United States and Venezuela rank globally for political polarization score?
United States ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 18th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political polarization score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 20,575 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed