Belarus vs Russia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Belarus
-1.86
in 2025
Russia
-1.57
in 2025
Belarus rank
165th
Russia rank
162nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -1.57 against -1.86 in Belarus, a difference of 0.29.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Belarus ranks 165th and Russia ranks 162nd of 175 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -1.8 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -1.41 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -1.86 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | -2.82 | -2.82 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -3.2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -2.32 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -1.79 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -2.25 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -1.08 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | -0.8094 | 0.7255 | 1.53 | Russia |
| 2000s | -1.17 | 0.2342 | 1.41 | Russia |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -0.5237 | 0.6503 | Russia |
| 2020s | -2.06 | -1.61 | 0.4527 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Belarus or Russia?
- Russia, at -1.57 against -1.86 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Belarus and Russia?
- 0.29, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Belarus ranks 165th and Russia ranks 162nd 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.