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
-4-202190019622025

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) – 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.