Colombia vs Ethiopia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Colombia
0.333
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.365
in 2025
Colombia rank
97th
Ethiopia rank
95th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.365 against 0.333 in Colombia, a difference of 0.032.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Colombia ranks 97th and Ethiopia ranks 95th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.17 | -1.45 | 0.2786 | Colombia |
| 1910s | -0.934 | -1.45 | 0.517 | Colombia |
| 1920s | -0.934 | -1.45 | 0.517 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.1826 | -1.75 | 1.93 | Colombia |
| 1940s | -0.32 | -1.48 | 1.16 | Colombia |
| 1950s | -1.11 | -1.28 | 0.177 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.504 | -1.28 | 1.79 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.5146 | -1.89 | 2.4 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.9887 | -2.1 | 3.09 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.8037 | -0.3361 | 1.14 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.1821 | -0.074 | 0.2561 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 0.1429 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.577 | 1.06 | 0.4833 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.365 against 0.333 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.032, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Colombia ranks 97th and Ethiopia ranks 95th 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.