Data for 2022

Political Polarization, 2022

2022, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Polarization, 2022 covers 176 countries. Türkiye is highest, at 3.506; Oman is lowest, at -3.188. The middle country reads 0.184. Against 2021, 105 values changed (49 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Polarization · Data for 2022

HighestTürkiye

3.506

LowestOman

-3.188

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

176countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
171distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Political Polarization, 2022, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Political Polarization, 2022: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3.506
2	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3.355
3	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.243
4	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3.183
5	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.141
6	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.100
7	BoliviaBOLSouth America	2.975
8	YemenYEMWestern Asia	2.850
9	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.656
10	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.528
11	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.522
12	PeruPERSouth America	2.519
13	BrazilBRASouth America	2.514
14	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.485
15	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.476
16	GuineaGINWestern Africa	2.429
17	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.200
18	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.048
19	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2.046
=20	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.044
=20	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.044
22	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.987
23	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1.901
24	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1.846
25	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1.819
26	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1.802
27	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.699
28	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.639
29	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1.617
30	MexicoMEXCentral America	1.615
31	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.567
32	UkraineUKREastern Europe	1.543
33	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1.526
34	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.511
35	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.490
36	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1.389
37	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.363
38	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.339
39	EritreaERIEastern Africa	1.283
40	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.251
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1.198
42	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.170
43	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.169
44	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	1.166
45	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.129
46	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.084
47	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.049
48	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1.021
49	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.016
50	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.984
51	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.946
52	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.941
53	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.897
54	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.887
55	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.886
56	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.879
57	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.859
58	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.855
59	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.840
60	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.829
61	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.781
=62	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.753
=62	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.753
64	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.726
65	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.719
66	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.699
67	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.697
68	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.690
69	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.678
70	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.656
71	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.640
72	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.600
73	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.566
74	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.547
75	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.544
76	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.522
77	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.520
78	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.472
79	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.466
80	ChileCHLSouth America	0.448
81	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.434
82	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.332
83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.319
84	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.300
85	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.288
86	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.287
87	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.247
88	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.198
89	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.170
90	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.010
91	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.001
92	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.004
93	SpainESPSouthern Europe	-0.011
94	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.030
95	CanadaCANNorthern America	-0.058
=96	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.090
=96	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.090
98	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	-0.102
99	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-0.110
100	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-0.121
101	SenegalSENWestern Africa	-0.130
102	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	-0.223
103	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.243
104	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.254
105	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	-0.293
106	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.344
107	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	-0.361
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-0.388
109	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	-0.414
110	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.442
111	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.467
112	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.500
113	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.518
114	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-0.573
115	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	-0.591
116	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-0.594
=117	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.595
=117	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.595
119	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.613
120	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.626
121	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.638
=122	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	-0.654
=122	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.654
124	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.662
125	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	-0.692
126	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.699
127	Costa RicaCRICentral America	-0.711
128	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.736
129	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	-0.747
130	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	-0.779
131	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	-0.846
132	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.894
133	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.897
134	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-0.903
135	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.948
136	PanamaPANCentral America	-0.961
137	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	-0.963
138	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.036
139	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	-1.050
140	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-1.056
141	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-1.066
142	JordanJORWestern Asia	-1.073
143	FijiFJIMelanesia	-1.081
144	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.125
145	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.136
146	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	-1.158
147	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-1.159
148	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	-1.165
149	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	-1.176
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	-1.194
151	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-1.230
152	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	-1.291
153	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	-1.300
154	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	-1.314
155	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	-1.371
156	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	-1.379
157	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-1.410
158	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	-1.431
159	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	-1.457
160	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	-1.462
161	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	-1.511
162	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-1.563
163	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	-1.645
164	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-1.695
165	JapanJPNEastern Asia	-1.738
166	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	-1.777
167	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-1.928
168	QatarQATWestern Asia	-2.078
169	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	-2.111
170	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-2.136
171	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-2.339
172	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-2.372
173	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	-2.490
174	UruguayURYSouth America	-2.539
175	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	-2.631
176	OmanOMNWestern Asia	-3.188

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Türkiye3.506
2Poland3.355
3Myanmar3.243
4Belarus3.183
5Nicaragua3.141

Lowest

176Oman-3.188
175Luxembourg-2.631
174Uruguay-2.539
173Ireland-2.490
172São Tomé and Príncipe-2.372

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.184. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
105values changed, of 176 in both
49 · 56rose · fell
71unchanged

Rose most

Liberia-0.219 → 1.170+1.389
Bangladesh1.404 → 2.656+1.252
Costa Rica-1.738 → -0.711+1.027
Afghanistan1.463 → 2.485+1.022
Sierra Leone-0.175 → 0.840+1.015

Fell most

DR Congo1.344 → -0.573−1.917
Thailand2.468 → 0.887−1.581
Togo1.245 → -0.030−1.275
Tunisia2.522 → 1.389−1.133
Honduras0.924 → 0.010−0.914

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2022.
171 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 2.044. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2022). Political Polarization, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-polarization/2022

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