Benin vs Serbia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Benin
-0.06
in 2025
Serbia
0.008
in 2025
Benin rank
115th
Serbia rank
112th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Benin
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.008 against -0.06 in Benin, a difference of 0.068.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 112th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 10 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.24 | -0.3963 | 0.1563 | Benin |
| 1910s | -0.24 | -0.4147 | 0.1747 | Benin |
| 1920s | -0.24 | -0.0433 | 0.1967 | Serbia |
| 1930s | -0.24 | -0.1912 | 0.0488 | Serbia |
| 1940s | -0.24 | -1.91 | 1.67 | Benin |
| 1950s | -0.24 | -0.8102 | 0.5702 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.52 | -0.178 | 0.698 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.4261 | -0.178 | 0.6041 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.334 | -0.1348 | 0.4688 | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.53 | -0.5162 | 3.05 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 1.22 | 1.3 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.6623 | 0.6811 | Benin |
| 2020s | -0.0692 | 0.0892 | 0.1583 | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Benin or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.008 against -0.06 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Benin and Serbia?
- 0.068, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Serbia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Serbia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Benin ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 112th 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.