Estonia vs Malawi: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Estonia
1.01
in 2025
Malawi
1.02
in 2025
Estonia rank
53rd
Malawi rank
52nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Estonia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.02 against 1.01 in Estonia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Estonia ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -0.871 | 0.9273 | Malawi |
| 1910s | -0.833 | -0.871 | 0.038 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1.3 | -0.871 | 2.17 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.3122 | -0.871 | 1.18 | Estonia |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -0.8613 | 2.34 | Malawi |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -0.8349 | 1.49 | Malawi |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -1.5 | 0.297 | Malawi |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -2.81 | 0.5527 | Estonia |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -2.85 | 1.78 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.49 | -0.7906 | 2.28 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.7824 | 0.5296 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.04 | 0.2335 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.8152 | 1.01 | 0.1953 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Estonia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.02 against 1.01 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Estonia and Malawi?
- 0.01, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Malawi rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Estonia ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 52nd 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.