Cameroon vs New Zealand: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Cameroon
-0.165
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.181
in 2025
Cameroon rank
122nd
New Zealand rank
123rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Cameroon
- New Zealand
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -0.165 against -0.181 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Cameroon ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.53 | 1.05 | 2.58 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -1.53 | 1.04 | 2.57 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -1.37 | 0.8995 | 2.27 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.0633 | 1.03 | 1.1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.181 | 1.06 | 0.879 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -0.0337 | 1.06 | 1.09 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.1222 | 0.7545 | 0.8767 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cameroon or New Zealand?
- Cameroon, at -0.165 against -0.181 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cameroon and New Zealand?
- 0.016, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and New Zealand rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd 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.