Ethiopia vs East Timor: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ethiopia
0.365
in 2025
East Timor
0.451
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
95th
East Timor rank
92nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ethiopia
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.451 against 0.365 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.086.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 95th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.45 | -0.79 | 0.661 | East Timor |
| 1910s | -1.45 | -0.79 | 0.661 | East Timor |
| 1920s | -1.45 | -0.79 | 0.661 | East Timor |
| 1930s | -1.75 | -0.79 | 0.959 | East Timor |
| 1940s | -1.48 | -0.79 | 0.6895 | East Timor |
| 1950s | -1.28 | -0.79 | 0.494 | East Timor |
| 1960s | -1.28 | -0.79 | 0.494 | East Timor |
| 1970s | -1.89 | -1.7 | 0.1899 | East Timor |
| 1980s | -2.1 | -2.6 | 0.503 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | -0.3361 | -2.22 | 1.88 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -0.074 | 1.06 | 1.13 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.1429 | 0.9 | 0.7571 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.881 | 0.1793 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ethiopia or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.451 against 0.365 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 0.086, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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.