Costa Rica vs Tunisia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Costa Rica
1.67
in 2025
Tunisia
1.63
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Tunisia rank
18th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Tunisia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.67 against 1.63 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Tunisia ranks 18th 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 | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.252 | -1.7 | 1.96 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.1032 | -1.69 | 1.79 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.247 | -1.63 | 1.88 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.247 | -1.56 | 1.81 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6424 | -1.12 | 1.77 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.44 | -1.35 | 2.79 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.44 | -0.6996 | 2.14 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.44 | -0.4816 | 1.92 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 | -0.459 | 2.15 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.08 | -1.2 | 3.27 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.46 | -1.26 | 3.72 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 1.92 | 0.3849 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.7 | 0.1613 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Costa Rica or Tunisia?
- Costa Rica, at 1.67 against 1.63 in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 0.04, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Tunisia ranks 18th 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.