Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ecuador
0.154
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.136
in 2025
Ecuador rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.154 against 0.136 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.446 | -2.35 | 1.91 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | -0.0309 | -2.35 | 2.32 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | -0.6654 | -2.35 | 1.69 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | -1.02 | -2.35 | 1.33 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | -0.7816 | -2.35 | 1.57 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.335 | -2.35 | 2.69 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | -0.1037 | -2.35 | 2.25 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | -1.08 | 0.136 | 1.22 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.2959 | 0.136 | 0.4319 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0337 | 0.136 | 0.1023 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0711 | 0.136 | 0.0649 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1028 | 0.136 | 0.0332 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2862 | 0.136 | 0.1502 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 0.154 against 0.136 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.018, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th 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.