Bahrain vs Iraq: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bahrain
-0.761
in 2025
Iraq
-0.717
in 2025
Bahrain rank
149th
Iraq rank
147th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bahrain
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.717 against -0.761 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.044.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 149th and Iraq ranks 147th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.63 | -2.71 | 0.0773 | Bahrain |
| 1910s | -2.63 | -2.21 | 0.4192 | Iraq |
| 1920s | -2.32 | 0.218 | 2.54 | Iraq |
| 1930s | -1.76 | 0.5547 | 2.31 | Iraq |
| 1940s | -1.76 | 0.4102 | 2.17 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -1.76 | 0.2972 | 2.06 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.76 | -0.5352 | 1.22 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -1.01 | -1.02 | 0.0109 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -2.63 | -2.81 | 0.184 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | -2.49 | -3.29 | 0.799 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | -0.1066 | -0.5663 | 0.4597 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | -1.15 | 0.2292 | 1.38 | Iraq |
| 2020s | -0.761 | -0.3595 | 0.4015 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bahrain or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -0.717 against -0.761 in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bahrain and Iraq?
- 0.044, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Iraq rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bahrain ranks 149th 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.