Eswatini vs Trinidad and Tobago: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Eswatini
0.242
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.229
in 2025
Eswatini rank
100th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
103rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Eswatini
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.242 against 0.229 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.013.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 100th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.21 | -1.53 | 0.3202 | Eswatini |
| 1910s | -0.569 | -1.53 | 0.965 | Eswatini |
| 1920s | -0.569 | -1.31 | 0.743 | Eswatini |
| 1930s | -0.569 | -1.09 | 0.521 | Eswatini |
| 1940s | -0.569 | -1.09 | 0.521 | Eswatini |
| 1950s | -0.569 | -0.6546 | 0.0856 | Eswatini |
| 1960s | -0.5012 | -0.0762 | 0.425 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | -0.21 | 0.4732 | 0.6832 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.1658 | 0.662 | 0.4962 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.413 | 0.662 | 0.249 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.413 | 1.12 | 0.708 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.3388 | 1.17 | 0.8302 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.0855 | 1.14 | 1.06 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Eswatini or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Eswatini, at 0.242 against 0.229 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Eswatini and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.013, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Eswatini ranks 100th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd 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.