Canada vs Namibia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Canada
0.603
in 2025
Namibia
0.635
in 2025
Canada rank
77th
Namibia rank
75th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Canada
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.635 against 0.603 in Canada, a difference of 0.032.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 77th and Namibia ranks 75th of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.31 | -1.62 | 2.94 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.05 | -1.7 | 2.74 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.45 | -1.81 | 3.26 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.38 | -1.81 | 3.19 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.18 | -1.97 | 3.14 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.72 | -2.61 | 4.33 | Canada |
| 1960s | 2 | -2.61 | 4.61 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.71 | -2.22 | 3.94 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.52 | -0.1974 | 1.72 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.35 | 1.01 | 0.341 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.01 | 0.077 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.9431 | 0.2028 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7202 | 0.635 | 0.0852 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Canada or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.635 against 0.603 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Canada and Namibia?
- 0.032, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Namibia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Canada ranks 77th and Namibia ranks 75th 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.