Eswatini vs Gabon: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Eswatini
0.242
in 2025
Gabon
0.301
in 2025
Eswatini rank
100th
Gabon rank
98th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Eswatini
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.301 against 0.242 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.059.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 100th and Gabon ranks 98th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.569 | -2.16 | 1.59 | Eswatini |
| 1920s | -0.569 | -2.16 | 1.59 | Eswatini |
| 1930s | -0.569 | -2.16 | 1.59 | Eswatini |
| 1940s | -0.569 | -0.6812 | 0.1122 | Eswatini |
| 1950s | -0.569 | 0.067 | 0.636 | Gabon |
| 1960s | -0.5012 | -0.2683 | 0.2329 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -0.21 | -1 | 0.795 | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.1658 | -1 | 1.17 | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.8024 | 0.3894 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.413 | 0.9296 | 0.5166 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.3388 | 0.5206 | 0.1818 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0855 | 0.2703 | 0.1848 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Eswatini or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.301 against 0.242 in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Eswatini and Gabon?
- 0.059, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Eswatini ranks 100th and Gabon ranks 98th 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.