Albania vs Kyrgyzstan: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Albania
-0.6
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
-0.571
in 2025
Albania rank
143rd
Kyrgyzstan rank
142nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Albania
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports -0.571 against -0.6 in Albania, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 143rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Kyrgyzstan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.2177 | -1.42 | 1.21 | Albania |
| 1920s | -0.5741 | -1.86 | 1.29 | Albania |
| 1930s | -1.27 | -2.82 | 1.55 | Albania |
| 1940s | -1.92 | -3.2 | 1.28 | Albania |
| 1950s | -2.53 | -2.32 | 0.2044 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | -2.53 | -1.79 | 0.7345 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | -2.83 | -2.25 | 0.574 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | -2.83 | -1.08 | 1.75 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 0.3843 | -0.4368 | 0.8211 | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.6008 | -0.421 | 1.02 | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.224 | 0.818 | 0.594 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | -0.2553 | -0.2922 | 0.0368 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Albania or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at -0.571 against -0.6 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Albania and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.029, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Kyrgyzstan?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Albania ranks 143rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 142nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.