Belgium vs Latvia: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Belgium
1.03
in 2025
Latvia
1.03
in 2025
Belgium rank
51st
Latvia rank
49th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.03 against 1.03 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.447 -1.8 2.25 Belgium
1910s 0.3686 -1.41 1.78 Belgium
1920s 1.15 1.11 0.038 Belgium
1930s 1.15 -0.1419 1.29 Belgium
1940s 0.5469 -3.2 3.75 Belgium
1950s 1.5 -2.32 3.82 Belgium
1960s 1.5 -1.79 3.29 Belgium
1970s 1.5 -2.25 3.75 Belgium
1980s 1.5 -1.08 2.57 Belgium
1990s 1.48 0.7438 0.7395 Belgium
2000s 1.33 0.7954 0.5373 Belgium
2010s 1.27 0.9029 0.3699 Belgium
2020s 1.15 1.06 0.095 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Belgium or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.03 against 1.03 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Belgium and Latvia?
0, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Belgium ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 49th 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.