Ethiopia vs Lebanon: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ethiopia
0.365
in 2025
Lebanon
0.422
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
95th
Lebanon rank
93rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.422 against 0.365 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.057.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 95th and Lebanon ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.45 | -0.366 | 1.08 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | -1.45 | -0.156 | 1.3 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | -1.75 | 0.334 | 2.08 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | -1.48 | 0.5428 | 2.02 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | -1.28 | 0.7152 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | -1.28 | 1.01 | 2.3 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | -1.89 | 0.5006 | 2.39 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | -2.1 | 0.035 | 2.14 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | -0.3361 | -0.6246 | 0.2885 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -0.074 | 0.0545 | 0.1285 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.1429 | 0.8562 | 0.7133 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.4748 | 0.5855 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ethiopia or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.422 against 0.365 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ethiopia and Lebanon?
- 0.057, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lebanon rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th and Lebanon ranks 93rd 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.