Austria vs Netherlands: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Austria
1.18
in 2025
Netherlands
1.18
in 2025
Austria rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
43rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.18 against 1.18 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Netherlands ahead.

Austria ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 175 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1910s 0.841 0.937 0.096 Netherlands
1920s -0.1396 0.937 1.08 Netherlands
1930s -1.04 0.937 1.97 Netherlands
1940s 0.548 1.41 0.8604 Netherlands
1950s 0.548 1.6 1.05 Netherlands
1960s 0.548 1.81 1.26 Netherlands
1970s 1.33 2.17 0.8354 Netherlands
1980s 1.53 2.17 0.639 Netherlands
1990s 1.27 2.17 0.902 Netherlands
2000s 1.34 1.84 0.5003 Netherlands
2010s 1.37 1.66 0.2901 Netherlands
2020s 1.29 1.9 0.6093 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Austria or Netherlands?
Austria, at 1.18 against 1.18 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Austria and Netherlands?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Austria ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.