Benin vs Bulgaria: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Benin
-0.06
in 2025
Bulgaria
-0.05
in 2025
Benin rank
115th
Bulgaria rank
113th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Benin
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.05 against -0.06 in Benin, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Benin ranks 115th and Bulgaria ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Bulgaria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.24 | 1.21 | 1.45 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | -0.24 | 1.06 | 1.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | -0.24 | 0.5111 | 0.7511 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | -0.24 | 0.4893 | 0.7293 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -0.24 | -0.6228 | 0.3828 | Benin |
| 1950s | -0.24 | -3.05 | 2.81 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.52 | -3.14 | 3.66 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.4261 | -3.14 | 3.57 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.334 | -3.14 | 3.48 | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.53 | 2.13 | 0.4046 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 1.6 | 0.9297 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.9217 | 0.4217 | Benin |
| 2020s | -0.0692 | 0.1053 | 0.1745 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Benin or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at -0.05 against -0.06 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Benin and Bulgaria?
- 0.01, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bulgaria?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Bulgaria rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Benin ranks 115th and Bulgaria ranks 113th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.