Egypt vs Iran: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Egypt
-0.205
in 2025
Iran
-0.221
in 2025
Egypt rank
126th
Iran rank
129th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -0.205 against -0.221 in Iran, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 126th and Iran ranks 129th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.233 | -1.76 | 1.53 | Egypt |
| 1910s | -0.233 | -1.16 | 0.922 | Egypt |
| 1920s | -0.233 | -1.7 | 1.47 | Egypt |
| 1930s | -0.233 | -1.66 | 1.43 | Egypt |
| 1940s | -0.233 | -0.4343 | 0.2013 | Egypt |
| 1950s | -0.8306 | -0.6255 | 0.2051 | Iran |
| 1960s | -0.98 | -1.54 | 0.5616 | Egypt |
| 1970s | -0.08 | -1.36 | 1.28 | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.08 | 0.2099 | 0.2899 | Iran |
| 1990s | -0.1047 | 0.5467 | 0.6514 | Iran |
| 2000s | -0.3472 | 0.734 | 1.08 | Iran |
| 2010s | -0.5248 | 0.2682 | 0.793 | Iran |
| 2020s | -0.6858 | -0.0287 | 0.6572 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at -0.205 against -0.221 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.016, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Egypt ranks 126th and Iran ranks 129th 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.