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
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) 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.