Cape Verde vs New Zealand: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Cape Verde
-0.193
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.181
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
124th
New Zealand rank
123rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Cape Verde
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -0.181 against -0.193 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.45 | 0.703 | 2.16 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | -1.45 | 0.3033 | 1.76 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | -1.45 | 0.791 | 2.25 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | -1.45 | 0.9215 | 2.38 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | -1.45 | 0.6652 | 2.12 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | -1.45 | 0.8709 | 2.32 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -1.45 | 1.05 | 2.51 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -0.7118 | 1.04 | 1.75 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.384 | 0.8995 | 0.5155 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.0313 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.06 | 0.1098 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.7136 | 1.06 | 0.3464 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1625 | 0.7545 | 0.592 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cape Verde or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -0.181 against -0.193 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cape Verde and New Zealand?
- 0.012, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and New Zealand rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.