Cyprus vs East Timor: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Cyprus
0.375
in 2025
East Timor
0.451
in 2025
Cyprus rank
94th
East Timor rank
92nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Cyprus
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.451 against 0.375 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.076.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 94th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 12 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.174 | -0.79 | 0.964 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 0.174 | -0.79 | 0.964 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 0.174 | -0.79 | 0.964 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | -0.5082 | -0.79 | 0.2818 | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 0.028 | -0.79 | 0.818 | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 0.181 | -0.79 | 0.971 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.2055 | -0.79 | 0.9955 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.6589 | -1.7 | 2.36 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.45 | -2.6 | 4.05 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.33 | -2.22 | 3.55 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.06 | 0.272 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.9 | 0.242 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.4827 | 0.881 | 0.3983 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Cyprus or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.451 against 0.375 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Cyprus and East Timor?
- 0.076, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and East Timor rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Cyprus ranks 94th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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.