Bangladesh vs Benin: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bangladesh
-0.05
in 2025
Benin
-0.06
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
113th
Benin rank
115th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bangladesh
- Benin
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports -0.05 against -0.06 in Benin, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 113th and Benin ranks 115th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.774 | -0.24 | 0.534 | Benin |
| 1910s | -0.774 | -0.24 | 0.534 | Benin |
| 1920s | -0.774 | -0.24 | 0.534 | Benin |
| 1930s | -0.5456 | -0.24 | 0.3056 | Benin |
| 1940s | -0.1637 | -0.24 | 0.0763 | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | -0.3553 | -0.24 | 0.1153 | Benin |
| 1960s | -0.9845 | 0.52 | 1.5 | Benin |
| 1970s | -0.8657 | 0.4261 | 1.29 | Benin |
| 1980s | -1.01 | 0.334 | 1.34 | Benin |
| 1990s | -0.8504 | 2.53 | 3.38 | Benin |
| 2000s | -0.8875 | 2.53 | 3.42 | Benin |
| 2010s | -0.7534 | 1.34 | 2.1 | Benin |
| 2020s | -0.6627 | -0.0692 | 0.5935 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bangladesh or Benin?
- Bangladesh, at -0.05 against -0.06 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bangladesh and Benin?
- 0.01, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Benin?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Benin rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bangladesh ranks 113th and Benin ranks 115th 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.