Barbados vs Gambia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Barbados
1.24
in 2025
Gambia
1.34
in 2025
Barbados rank
39th
Gambia rank
36th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.34 against 1.24 in Barbados, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Barbados ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 36th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.716 | -0.385 | 0.331 | Gambia |
| 1910s | -0.716 | -0.385 | 0.331 | Gambia |
| 1920s | -0.49 | -0.385 | 0.105 | Gambia |
| 1930s | -0.264 | -0.385 | 0.121 | Barbados |
| 1940s | -0.035 | -0.385 | 0.35 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.194 | -0.385 | 0.579 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.5244 | -0.384 | 0.9084 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.607 | -0.286 | 0.893 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.607 | -0.286 | 0.893 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.9006 | -0.9558 | 1.86 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.46 | -1.39 | 2.84 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.4 | -0.6322 | 2.03 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.24 | 0.1693 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Barbados or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.34 against 1.24 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0.1, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Barbados ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 36th 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.