Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Ecuador
0.154
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.229
in 2025
Ecuador rank
104th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
103rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Ecuador
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.229 against 0.154 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.075.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago'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 Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s -0.446 -1.53 1.09 Ecuador
1910s -0.0309 -1.53 1.5 Ecuador
1920s -0.6654 -1.31 0.6466 Ecuador
1930s -1.02 -1.09 0.0676 Ecuador
1940s -0.7816 -1.09 0.3084 Ecuador
1950s 0.335 -0.6546 0.9896 Ecuador
1960s -0.1037 -0.0762 0.0275 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s -1.08 0.4732 1.55 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s -0.2959 0.662 0.9579 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 0.0337 0.662 0.6283 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.0711 1.12 1.05 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.1028 1.17 1.07 Trinidad and Tobago
2020s 0.2862 1.14 0.8587 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.229 against 0.154 in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.075, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Ecuador ranks 104th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.