Bhutan vs Japan: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bhutan
2.48
in 2025
Japan
2.7
in 2025
Bhutan rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bhutan
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.7 against 2.48 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.22.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.89 | -0.183 | 1.7 | Japan |
| 1910s | -1.7 | -0.183 | 1.52 | Japan |
| 1920s | -1.7 | -0.183 | 1.52 | Japan |
| 1930s | -1.7 | -0.5775 | 1.12 | Japan |
| 1940s | -1.7 | -0.6566 | 1.04 | Japan |
| 1950s | -0.9629 | 0.8924 | 1.86 | Japan |
| 1960s | -0.104 | 1.63 | 1.74 | Japan |
| 1970s | -0.104 | 1.63 | 1.74 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0764 | 1.83 | 1.75 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.366 | 2.07 | 1.7 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 2.08 | 0.8365 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 2.04 | 0.2807 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.4 | 0.046 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bhutan or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.7 against 2.48 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bhutan and Japan?
- 0.22, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bhutan ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd 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.