Barbados vs Kenya: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Barbados
1.24
in 2025
Kenya
1.2
in 2025
Barbados rank
39th
Kenya rank
40th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Barbados
  • Kenya
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.24 against 1.2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Kenya Difference Ahead
1900s -0.716 -0.86 0.144 Barbados
1910s -0.716 -0.86 0.144 Barbados
1920s -0.49 -0.86 0.37 Barbados
1930s -0.264 -0.86 0.596 Barbados
1940s -0.035 -0.86 0.825 Barbados
1950s 0.194 -0.86 1.05 Barbados
1960s 0.5244 -0.5377 1.06 Barbados
1970s 0.607 -0.4636 1.07 Barbados
1980s 0.607 -0.9124 1.52 Barbados
1990s 0.9006 0.8878 0.0128 Barbados
2000s 1.46 1.47 0.0151 Kenya
2010s 1.4 1.94 0.5377 Kenya
2020s 1.41 1.56 0.1498 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Barbados or Kenya?
Barbados, at 1.24 against 1.2 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Barbados and Kenya?
0.04, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kenya?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Kenya rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Barbados ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 40th 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
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.