Belarus vs Hong Kong: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Belarus
-1.86
in 2025
Hong Kong
-1.76
in 2025
Belarus rank
165th
Hong Kong rank
164th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -1.76 against -1.86 in Belarus, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Belarus ranks 165th and Hong Kong ranks 164th of 175 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -1.1 | 0.6983 | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -1.1 | 0.3064 | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -1.1 | 0.7646 | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | -2.82 | -1.1 | 1.72 | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -1.29 | 1.92 | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -0.479 | 1.84 | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -0.0002 | 1.79 | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | -2.25 | 1.13 | 3.39 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | -1.08 | 1.41 | 2.48 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | -0.8094 | 1.87 | 2.68 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | -1.17 | 0.823 | 2 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | -1.17 | 0.1093 | 1.28 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -2.06 | -1.64 | 0.4257 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Belarus or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at -1.76 against -1.86 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Belarus and Hong Kong?
- 0.1, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hong Kong?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Hong Kong rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Belarus ranks 165th and Hong Kong ranks 164th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.