Fiji vs Malta: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Fiji
0.91
in 2025
Malta
0.819
in 2025
Fiji rank
60th
Malta rank
62nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Fiji
- Malta
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.91 against 0.819 in Malta, a difference of 0.091.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Fiji ranks 60th and Malta ranks 62nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.13 | 0.675 | 0.805 | Malta |
| 1910s | -0.13 | 0.675 | 0.805 | Malta |
| 1920s | -0.13 | 0.675 | 0.805 | Malta |
| 1930s | -0.5398 | 0.675 | 1.21 | Malta |
| 1940s | -1.33 | 0.675 | 2.01 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.5355 | 0.675 | 0.1395 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.792 | 0.675 | 0.117 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 1.61 | 0.675 | 0.936 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 0.7407 | 0.5037 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 0.894 | 0.2695 | Fiji |
| 2000s | -0.2458 | 0.894 | 1.14 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4995 | 0.816 | 0.3165 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7023 | 0.7872 | 0.0848 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Fiji or Malta?
- Fiji, at 0.91 against 0.819 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Fiji and Malta?
- 0.091, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Malta rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Malta ranks 62nd 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.