Bhutan vs Liberia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bhutan
2.48
in 2025
Liberia
2.27
in 2025
Bhutan rank
4th
Liberia rank
5th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bhutan
- Liberia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.48 against 2.27 in Liberia, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 4th and Liberia ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.89 | -0.226 | 1.66 | Liberia |
| 1910s | -1.7 | -0.226 | 1.48 | Liberia |
| 1920s | -1.7 | -0.226 | 1.48 | Liberia |
| 1930s | -1.7 | 0.8027 | 2.5 | Liberia |
| 1940s | -1.7 | -0.6324 | 1.07 | Liberia |
| 1950s | -0.9629 | -1.98 | 1.02 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | -0.104 | -2.3 | 2.19 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | -0.104 | 0.5943 | 0.6983 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.0764 | -1.41 | 1.49 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.366 | 0.4626 | 0.0966 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.9442 | 0.2983 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.78 | 0.0184 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.12 | 0.2268 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bhutan or Liberia?
- Bhutan, at 2.48 against 2.27 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bhutan and Liberia?
- 0.21, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Liberia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Liberia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bhutan ranks 4th and Liberia ranks 5th 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.