Bulgaria vs Paraguay: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Bulgaria
-0.05
in 2025
Paraguay
0.062
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
113th
Paraguay rank
110th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.062 against -0.05 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.112.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Paraguay ranks 110th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.21 | -1.16 | 2.37 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1.06 | -1.16 | 2.22 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.5111 | -0.9922 | 1.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4893 | -1.08 | 1.57 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | -0.6228 | -2.31 | 1.69 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | -3.05 | -2.52 | 0.5278 | Paraguay |
| 1960s | -3.14 | -3.01 | 0.135 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | -3.14 | -3.01 | 0.135 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | -3.14 | -2.86 | 0.2846 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 0.0379 | 2.09 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 0.2745 | 1.32 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9217 | 0.3553 | 0.5664 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.1053 | 0.1903 | 0.085 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Bulgaria or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.062 against -0.05 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Bulgaria and Paraguay?
- 0.112, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Paraguay rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th and Paraguay ranks 110th 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.