Benin vs Romania: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Benin
-0.06
in 2025
Romania
-0.083
in 2025
Benin rank
115th
Romania rank
117th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Benin
- Romania
How they compare
Benin currently reports -0.06 against -0.083 in Romania, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Benin ranks 115th and Romania ranks 117th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.24 | 0.144 | 0.384 | Romania |
| 1910s | -0.24 | 0.144 | 0.384 | Romania |
| 1920s | -0.24 | 0.144 | 0.384 | Romania |
| 1930s | -0.24 | -0.1288 | 0.1112 | Romania |
| 1940s | -0.24 | -1.72 | 1.48 | Benin |
| 1950s | -0.24 | -3 | 2.76 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.52 | -2.29 | 2.81 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.4261 | -2.8 | 3.23 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.334 | -2.91 | 3.24 | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.53 | 0.3036 | 2.23 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 0.393 | 2.14 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.2535 | 1.09 | Benin |
| 2020s | -0.0692 | 0.0945 | 0.1637 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Benin or Romania?
- Benin, at -0.06 against -0.083 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Benin and Romania?
- 0.023, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Romania rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Benin ranks 115th and Romania ranks 117th 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.
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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.