Belarus vs Equatorial Guinea: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Belarus
-1.86
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
-1.97
in 2025
Belarus rank
165th
Equatorial Guinea rank
168th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Belarus
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -1.86 against -1.97 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Belarus ranks 165th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -2.06 | 0.2627 | Belarus |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -2.06 | 0.6546 | Belarus |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -2.06 | 0.1964 | Belarus |
| 1930s | -2.82 | -2.06 | 0.7626 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -2.06 | 1.14 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -2.06 | 0.2626 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -1.51 | 0.2817 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -2.8 | 0.5502 | Belarus |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -1.27 | 0.1907 | Belarus |
| 1990s | -0.8094 | -1.27 | 0.4576 | Belarus |
| 2000s | -1.17 | -1.27 | 0.093 | Belarus |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.37 | 0.1977 | Belarus |
| 2020s | -2.06 | -1.97 | 0.0885 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Belarus or Equatorial Guinea?
- Belarus, at -1.86 against -1.97 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Belarus and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.11, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Belarus ranks 165th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th 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.