Chad vs New Zealand: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Chad
-0.143
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.181
in 2025
Chad rank
120th
New Zealand rank
123rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Chad
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chad currently reports -0.143 against -0.181 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.038.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was New Zealand ahead.
Chad ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -1.78 | 0.791 | 2.57 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | -1.78 | 0.9215 | 2.7 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | -1.48 | 0.6652 | 2.14 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | -1.4 | 0.8709 | 2.27 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -1.14 | 1.05 | 2.2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -2.06 | 1.04 | 3.1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -2.76 | 0.8995 | 3.66 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.7799 | 1.03 | 1.81 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.372 | 1.06 | 1.43 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -0.2544 | 1.06 | 1.31 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.1837 | 0.7545 | 0.9382 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Chad or New Zealand?
- Chad, at -0.143 against -0.181 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Chad and New Zealand?
- 0.038, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and New Zealand?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and New Zealand rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Chad ranks 120th 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.