Ethiopia vs Gabon: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ethiopia
0.365
in 2025
Gabon
0.301
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
95th
Gabon rank
98th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.365 against 0.301 in Gabon, a difference of 0.064.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 95th and Gabon ranks 98th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.45 | -2.16 | 0.707 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | -1.45 | -2.16 | 0.707 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | -1.75 | -2.16 | 0.409 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | -1.48 | -0.6812 | 0.7983 | Gabon |
| 1950s | -1.28 | 0.067 | 1.35 | Gabon |
| 1960s | -1.28 | -0.2683 | 1.02 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -1.89 | -1 | 0.8819 | Gabon |
| 1980s | -2.1 | -1 | 1.1 | Gabon |
| 1990s | -0.3361 | 0.8024 | 1.14 | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.074 | 0.9296 | 1 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1429 | 0.5206 | 0.3777 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.2703 | 0.79 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ethiopia or Gabon?
- Ethiopia, at 0.365 against 0.301 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 0.064, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th 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.