Botswana vs Syria: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Botswana
1.06
in 2025
Syria
1.14
in 2025
Botswana rank
48th
Syria rank
47th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Botswana
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.14 against 1.06 in Botswana, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 48th and Syria ranks 47th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.98 | -2.71 | 0.7253 | Botswana |
| 1910s | -1.98 | -1.69 | 0.2875 | Syria |
| 1920s | -1.98 | 0.663 | 2.64 | Syria |
| 1930s | -1.98 | 0.7953 | 2.78 | Syria |
| 1940s | -1.98 | 0.9708 | 2.95 | Syria |
| 1950s | -1.13 | 1.08 | 2.21 | Syria |
| 1960s | -0.086 | -0.2873 | 0.2013 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.15 | -2.54 | 3.69 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.18 | -2.54 | 3.73 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.49 | -2.54 | 4.03 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.46 | -1.41 | 2.87 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.21 | -1.87 | 3.08 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.17 | -1.52 | 2.69 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Botswana or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.14 against 1.06 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Botswana and Syria?
- 0.08, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Syria ranks 47th 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.