Denmark vs United Kingdom: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Denmark
1.52
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.55
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
00.511.522.5190019622025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.55 against 1.52 in Denmark, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1900s 1.71 1.41 0.291 Denmark
1910s 1.71 1.55 0.15 Denmark
1920s 1.71 1.41 0.3 Denmark
1930s 2.01 1.42 0.5933 Denmark
1940s 1.71 1.56 0.1453 Denmark
1950s 2.37 1.56 0.804 Denmark
1960s 2.37 1.56 0.804 Denmark
1970s 2.28 1.55 0.7334 Denmark
1980s 2.19 1.4 0.794 Denmark
1990s 2.19 1.29 0.9056 Denmark
2000s 2.19 1.27 0.918 Denmark
2010s 2.22 1.24 0.9851 Denmark
2020s 1.97 1.44 0.5288 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Denmark or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.55 against 1.52 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0.03, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Denmark ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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.