Ethiopia vs Uganda: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Ethiopia
0.365
in 2025
Uganda
0.355
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
95th
Uganda rank
96th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.365 against 0.355 in Uganda, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.45 | -2.42 | 0.971 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | -1.45 | -2.42 | 0.971 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | -1.45 | -2.42 | 0.971 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | -1.75 | -2.42 | 0.673 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | -1.48 | -1.87 | 0.3885 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | -1.28 | -1.4 | 0.1142 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | -1.28 | -0.1294 | 1.15 | Uganda |
| 1970s | -1.89 | -3.19 | 1.31 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | -2.1 | -0.1356 | 1.97 | Uganda |
| 1990s | -0.3361 | 0.6632 | 0.9993 | Uganda |
| 2000s | -0.074 | 0.881 | 0.955 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1429 | 0.8886 | 0.7457 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.593 | 0.4673 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 0.365 against 0.355 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.01, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 96th 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.