Belarus vs Eritrea: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Belarus
-1.86
in 2025
Eritrea
-1.89
in 2025
Belarus rank
165th
Eritrea rank
167th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Belarus
- Eritrea
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -1.86 against -1.89 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.
Belarus ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 167th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Eritrea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -1.91 | 0.1127 | Belarus |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -1.91 | 0.5046 | Belarus |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -1.91 | 0.0464 | Belarus |
| 1930s | -2.82 | -1.24 | 1.59 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -0.4388 | 2.76 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -0.6355 | 1.69 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -0.957 | 0.8365 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -1.6 | 0.648 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -2.25 | 1.18 | Belarus |
| 1990s | -0.8094 | -1.01 | 0.1968 | Belarus |
| 2000s | -1.17 | -1.77 | 0.601 | Belarus |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.99 | 0.8181 | Belarus |
| 2020s | -2.06 | -1.79 | 0.2747 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Belarus or Eritrea?
- Belarus, at -1.86 against -1.89 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Belarus and Eritrea?
- 0.03, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Eritrea rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Belarus ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 167th 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.