Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Costa Rica
1.67
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.69
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.69 against 1.67 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.252 | -0.734 | 0.986 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.1032 | -0.734 | 0.8372 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.247 | -0.734 | 0.981 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.247 | -0.734 | 0.981 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6424 | -0.734 | 1.38 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.44 | -0.5078 | 1.95 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.44 | 0.2888 | 1.15 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.44 | 0.1107 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 | 0.0068 | 1.69 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 0.926 | 1.15 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.46 | 1.83 | 0.6254 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.52 | 0.7841 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.71 | 0.1548 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.69 against 1.67 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.