Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Comoros or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.537 against 0.531 in Comoros as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?

83 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.

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.

Comoros vs Zambia: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Comoros

0.531

in 2025

Zambia

0.537

in 2025

Comoros rank

85th

Zambia rank

83rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

Comoros
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.537 against 0.531 in Comoros, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 83rd of 175 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	-0.01	-1.57	1.56	Comoros
1940s	0.239	-1.57	1.81	Comoros
1950s	0.2986	-1.57	1.87	Comoros
1960s	0.6405	-0.2596	0.9001	Comoros
1970s	0.7409	0.1252	0.6157	Comoros
1980s	0.9855	-0.034	1.02	Comoros
1990s	1.39	1.04	0.3512	Comoros
2000s	1.78	1.9	0.1286	Zambia
2010s	1.32	0.8013	0.5207	Comoros
2020s	1.02	0.3657	0.658	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Comoros or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.537 against 0.531 in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Comoros and Zambia?: 0.006, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?: Comoros ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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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Indicator: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.