Australia vs Tanzania: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Australia
1.52
in 2025
Tanzania
1.55
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Tanzania rank
23rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Australia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.55 against 1.52 in Australia, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.46 | -2.13 | 3.59 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.46 | -2.13 | 3.59 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.43 | -2.13 | 3.57 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.34 | -2.13 | 3.47 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | -2.13 | 3.63 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.5 | -0.2379 | 1.73 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 0.207 | 1.29 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 0.3825 | 1.11 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 0.293 | 1.2 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 0.6815 | 0.8135 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.5 | 0.0062 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.24 | 0.2783 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Australia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.55 against 1.52 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Australia and Tanzania?
- 0.03, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Tanzania rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Australia ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.