El Salvador vs Turkey: Respect for Counterarguments Score
El Salvador
-0.925
in 2025
Turkey
-0.969
in 2025
El Salvador rank
151st
Turkey rank
152nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- El Salvador
- Turkey
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.925 against -0.969 in Turkey, a difference of 0.044.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Turkey ranks 152nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.69 | -2.71 | 1.02 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | -1.69 | -2.21 | 0.5198 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | -1.69 | -2.05 | 0.3633 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | -2.11 | -1.95 | 0.1601 | Turkey |
| 1940s | -1.98 | -1.4 | 0.5796 | Turkey |
| 1950s | -1.35 | -0.4994 | 0.8486 | Turkey |
| 1960s | -1.32 | -0.1778 | 1.14 | Turkey |
| 1970s | -1.52 | -0.1332 | 1.39 | Turkey |
| 1980s | -0.8445 | -0.2961 | 0.5484 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1531 | 0.253 | 0.0999 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.3298 | 0.3067 | 0.0231 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2482 | -0.501 | 0.7492 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -1.11 | -0.8902 | 0.2192 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, El Salvador or Turkey?
- El Salvador, at -0.925 against -0.969 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between El Salvador and Turkey?
- 0.044, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Turkey ranks 152nd 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.