Ecuador vs Thailand: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ecuador
0.154
in 2025
Thailand
0.14
in 2025
Ecuador rank
104th
Thailand rank
106th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ecuador
- Thailand
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.154 against 0.14 in Thailand, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 106th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.446 | -0.702 | 0.256 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | -0.0309 | -0.3069 | 0.276 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | -0.6654 | -0.263 | 0.4024 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -1.02 | -0.8947 | 0.1277 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -0.7816 | -0.7346 | 0.047 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.335 | -1.65 | 1.98 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | -0.1037 | -1.17 | 1.07 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | -1.08 | 0.2864 | 1.37 | Thailand |
| 1980s | -0.2959 | 1.39 | 1.68 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.0337 | 2.09 | 2.06 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.0711 | 1.15 | 1.07 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.1028 | -0.3961 | 0.4989 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2862 | -0.3975 | 0.6837 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ecuador or Thailand?
- Ecuador, at 0.154 against 0.14 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ecuador and Thailand?
- 0.014, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Thailand rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 106th 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.