Ecuador vs Philippines: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ecuador
0.154
in 2025
Philippines
0.236
in 2025
Ecuador rank
104th
Philippines rank
101st
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ecuador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.236 against 0.154 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.082.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Philippines ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.446 | 0.1327 | 0.5787 | Philippines |
| 1910s | -0.0309 | 0.887 | 0.9179 | Philippines |
| 1920s | -0.6654 | 0.887 | 1.55 | Philippines |
| 1930s | -1.02 | 0.6617 | 1.68 | Philippines |
| 1940s | -0.7816 | -0.1399 | 0.6417 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.335 | 1.02 | 0.687 | Philippines |
| 1960s | -0.1037 | 1.02 | 1.13 | Philippines |
| 1970s | -1.08 | -0.2624 | 0.8186 | Philippines |
| 1980s | -0.2959 | 0.1688 | 0.4647 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.0337 | 2.3 | 2.26 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.0711 | 1.43 | 1.36 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1028 | 1.3 | 1.19 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2862 | 0.4147 | 0.1285 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ecuador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.236 against 0.154 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ecuador and Philippines?
- 0.082, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Philippines rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Philippines ranks 101st 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.