Estonia vs Uruguay: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Estonia
1.01
in 2025
Uruguay
0.975
in 2025
Estonia rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
56th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Estonia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.01 against 0.975 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.035.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Estonia ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th of 175 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | 0.6405 | 2.44 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -0.833 | 1.01 | 1.84 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.1088 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.3122 | 1.03 | 0.7214 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | -3.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -2.32 | 2.47 | 4.79 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | -1.79 | 2.02 | 3.81 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -1.08 | 1.17 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -1.08 | 0.2354 | 1.31 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 1.98 | 0.494 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.86 | 0.5444 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.69 | 0.4139 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.8152 | 1.19 | 0.375 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Estonia or Uruguay?
- Estonia, at 1.01 against 0.975 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Estonia and Uruguay?
- 0.035, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Uruguay rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Estonia ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.