(NewsNation) — A new study shows people tend to dislike those who belong to an opposing political party, a sign that America’s time of partisan division isn’t all that unique.

The study from Tilburg University in the Netherlands found that people are also more likely to have a favorable opinion of those from the same political ideology.

The study sample consisted of nearly 10,000 respondents living in Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

The study echoes findings from a 2014 Pew Research Center analysis which showed, nearly a decade ago, that the division between Republicans and Democrats was the highest it had been since 1994.

A FiveThirtyEight survey in 2022 found that one in three Americans view political polarization as “one of the most important issues facing the country.” It was also among the top three issues Americans expressed concern about in 2022, the others being inflation and crime.

The other issues were: race and racism, immigration, the national debt, climate change, economic inequality, healthcare, COVID-19, abortion, terrorism, election security, education, opioid/drug addiction, taxes and unemployment.

America’s divisions aren’t just playing out on social media or partisan news outlets, they’re having economic consequences. On Aug. 1, Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades.

Fitch cited the worsening political divisions around spending and tax policy as a key reason for its decision. It said U.S. governance has declined relative to other highly rated countries and it noted “repeated debt limit standoffs and last-minute resolutions.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.