Brazil vs Fiji: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Brazil
0.962
in 2025
Fiji
0.91
in 2025
Brazil rank
57th
Fiji rank
60th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Brazil
- Fiji
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.962 against 0.91 in Fiji, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.
Brazil ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Fiji in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.08 | -0.13 | 0.954 | Fiji |
| 1910s | -1.08 | -0.13 | 0.954 | Fiji |
| 1920s | -1.08 | -0.13 | 0.954 | Fiji |
| 1930s | -1.14 | -0.5398 | 0.5995 | Fiji |
| 1940s | -1.07 | -1.33 | 0.2649 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.399 | 0.5355 | 0.1365 | Fiji |
| 1960s | -1.14 | 0.792 | 1.93 | Fiji |
| 1970s | -1.9 | 1.61 | 3.52 | Fiji |
| 1980s | -0.2042 | 1.24 | 1.45 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 1.16 | 0.1771 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.43 | -0.2458 | 1.68 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 0.4995 | 0.7487 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8763 | 0.7023 | 0.174 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Brazil or Fiji?
- Brazil, at 0.962 against 0.91 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Brazil and Fiji?
- 0.052, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Fiji?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Fiji rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Brazil ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 60th 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.