Cuba vs Venezuela: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Cuba
-1.69
in 2025
Venezuela
-1.88
in 2025
Cuba rank
163rd
Venezuela rank
166th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -1.69 against -1.88 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 163rd and Venezuela ranks 166th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.704 | -2 | 2.71 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.704 | -2.12 | 2.83 | Cuba |
| 1920s | -0.0968 | -2.06 | 1.96 | Cuba |
| 1930s | -0.5576 | -1.55 | 0.9952 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2.19 | -0.2291 | 2.42 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.0897 | -1.82 | 1.91 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -1.84 | 2.17 | 4 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -1.84 | 2.42 | 4.25 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -1.84 | 2.32 | 4.15 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -1.84 | 2.24 | 4.08 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -1.84 | -0.1032 | 1.73 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -1.72 | -1.26 | 0.4544 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | -1.59 | -1.54 | 0.0477 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cuba or Venezuela?
- Cuba, at -1.69 against -1.88 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cuba and Venezuela?
- 0.19, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Cuba ranks 163rd and Venezuela ranks 166th 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.