Afghanistan vs China: Respect for counterarguments score
Afghanistan
-2.57
in 2025
China
-2.07
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
China rank
170th
Respect for counterarguments score over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports -2.07 against -2.57 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and China ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.69 | -2.11 | 0.419 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -1.47 | -0.7083 | 0.7627 | China |
| 1920s | -0.76 | -0.4248 | 0.3352 | China |
| 1930s | -0.6459 | -0.2668 | 0.3791 | China |
| 1940s | -0.597 | -0.3939 | 0.2031 | China |
| 1950s | -0.597 | -1.94 | 1.35 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | -0.1323 | -2.38 | 2.24 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -1.01 | -2.65 | 1.64 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -1.56 | -0.7674 | 0.7935 | China |
| 1990s | -1.93 | -0.7716 | 1.16 | China |
| 2000s | 0.1991 | -0.8441 | 1.04 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.01 | -1.3 | 2.31 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.32 | -1.84 | 0.5188 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at -2.07 against -2.57 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.5, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and China ranks 170th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Respect for counterarguments score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.