Bolivia vs Kazakhstan: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bolivia
-0.566
in 2025
Kazakhstan
-0.502
in 2025
Bolivia rank
141st
Kazakhstan rank
138th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bolivia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports -0.502 against -0.566 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.064.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 141st and Kazakhstan ranks 138th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 12 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.19 | -1.8 | 0.6123 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | -1.19 | -1.41 | 0.2204 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | -1.19 | -1.86 | 0.6786 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | -1.35 | -2.82 | 1.48 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | -1.4 | -3.2 | 1.8 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | -0.7488 | -2.32 | 1.57 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | -1.3 | -1.79 | 0.4935 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | -2.82 | -2.25 | 0.5636 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.6177 | -1.08 | 1.69 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 1.52 | -0.6351 | 2.15 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.06 | -0.9685 | 2.02 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.2104 | -0.7227 | 0.9331 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | -0.2092 | -0.5473 | 0.3382 | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bolivia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at -0.502 against -0.566 in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bolivia and Kazakhstan?
- 0.064, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Kazakhstan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Kazakhstan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bolivia ranks 141st and Kazakhstan ranks 138th 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.