El Salvador vs South Sudan: Respect for Counterarguments Score
El Salvador
-0.925
in 2025
South Sudan
-1.22
in 2025
El Salvador rank
151st
South Sudan rank
154th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- El Salvador
- South Sudan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.925 against -1.22 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.295.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and South Sudan ranks 154th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.69 | -0.529 | 1.16 | South Sudan |
| 1910s | -1.69 | -0.529 | 1.16 | South Sudan |
| 1920s | -1.69 | -0.529 | 1.16 | South Sudan |
| 1930s | -2.11 | -0.529 | 1.59 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | -1.98 | -0.529 | 1.45 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | -1.35 | -0.7156 | 0.6324 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | -1.32 | -1.3 | 0.0186 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | -1.52 | -1.28 | 0.2372 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | -0.8445 | -0.9516 | 0.1071 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1531 | -1.41 | 1.56 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3298 | -1.24 | 1.57 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2482 | -0.9696 | 1.22 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -1.11 | -0.9957 | 0.1137 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, El Salvador or South Sudan?
- El Salvador, at -0.925 against -1.22 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between El Salvador and South Sudan?
- 0.295, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Sudan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and South Sudan ranks 154th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.