Cyprus vs Lebanon: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Cyprus
0.375
in 2025
Lebanon
0.422
in 2025
Cyprus rank
94th
Lebanon rank
93rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Cyprus
  • Lebanon
-0.500.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.422 against 0.375 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.047.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 94th and Lebanon ranks 93rd of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 8 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Lebanon Difference Ahead
1910s 0.174 -0.366 0.54 Cyprus
1920s 0.174 -0.156 0.33 Cyprus
1930s -0.5082 0.334 0.8422 Lebanon
1940s 0.028 0.5428 0.5148 Lebanon
1950s 0.181 0.7152 0.5342 Lebanon
1960s 0.2055 1.01 0.8085 Lebanon
1970s 0.6589 0.5006 0.1583 Cyprus
1980s 1.45 0.035 1.42 Cyprus
1990s 1.33 -0.6246 1.96 Cyprus
2000s 1.33 0.0545 1.27 Cyprus
2010s 1.14 0.8562 0.2858 Cyprus
2020s 0.4827 0.4748 0.0078 Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cyprus or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.422 against 0.375 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cyprus and Lebanon?
0.047, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lebanon?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Lebanon rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Cyprus ranks 94th and Lebanon ranks 93rd 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.