Algeria vs Iraq: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Algeria
-0.707
in 2025
Iraq
-0.717
in 2025
Algeria rank
146th
Iraq rank
147th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Algeria
- Iraq
How they compare
Algeria currently reports -0.707 against -0.717 in Iraq, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 146th and Iraq ranks 147th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.46 | -2.71 | 1.25 | Algeria |
| 1910s | -1.46 | -2.21 | 0.7518 | Algeria |
| 1920s | -1.51 | 0.218 | 1.73 | Iraq |
| 1930s | -1.5 | 0.5547 | 2.05 | Iraq |
| 1940s | -1.54 | 0.4102 | 1.95 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -2.34 | 0.2972 | 2.63 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.22 | -0.5352 | 0.6809 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -1.51 | -1.02 | 0.4938 | Iraq |
| 1980s | -0.9842 | -2.81 | 1.83 | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.2774 | -3.29 | 3.56 | Algeria |
| 2000s | -0.749 | -0.5663 | 0.1827 | Iraq |
| 2010s | -0.254 | 0.2292 | 0.4832 | Iraq |
| 2020s | -0.6585 | -0.3595 | 0.299 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Algeria or Iraq?
- Algeria, at -0.707 against -0.717 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Algeria and Iraq?
- 0.01, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Algeria ranks 146th and Iraq ranks 147th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.