Cuba vs Laos: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Cuba
-1.69
in 2025
Laos
-1.45
in 2025
Cuba rank
163rd
Laos rank
160th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -1.45 against -1.69 in Cuba, a difference of 0.24.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 163rd and Laos ranks 160th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.704 | -0.714 | 1.42 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.704 | -0.714 | 1.42 | Cuba |
| 1920s | -0.0968 | -0.714 | 0.6172 | Cuba |
| 1930s | -0.5576 | -0.714 | 0.1564 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.19 | -0.7155 | 2.9 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.0897 | 0.0823 | 0.0074 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -1.84 | -0.068 | 1.77 | Laos |
| 1970s | -1.84 | -1.18 | 0.6547 | Laos |
| 1980s | -1.84 | -2.5 | 0.659 | Cuba |
| 1990s | -1.84 | -2.55 | 0.7096 | Cuba |
| 2000s | -1.84 | -2.75 | 0.912 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -1.72 | -2.19 | 0.4696 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -1.59 | -1.94 | 0.3495 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cuba or Laos?
- Laos, at -1.45 against -1.69 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cuba and Laos?
- 0.24, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Cuba ranks 163rd and Laos ranks 160th 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.