France vs Iceland: Respect for Counterarguments Score

France
1.44
in 2025
Iceland
1.37
in 2025
France rank
30th
Iceland rank
33rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • France
  • Iceland
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

France currently reports 1.44 against 1.37 in Iceland, a difference of 0.07.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iceland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.326 -0.153 0.479 France
1910s 0.1205 -0.153 0.2735 France
1920s 0.316 -0.153 0.469 France
1930s 0.316 -0.153 0.469 France
1940s -1.12 -0.0222 1.1 Iceland
1950s -0.097 0.51 0.607 Iceland
1960s -0.024 0.4172 0.4412 Iceland
1970s 1.44 0.046 1.4 France
1980s 1.44 0.3764 1.07 France
1990s 1.44 0.4628 0.9792 France
2000s 1.44 0.4451 0.9969 France
2010s 1.44 0.9157 0.5263 France
2020s 1.44 1.44 0.0047 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, France or Iceland?
France, at 1.44 against 1.37 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between France and Iceland?
0.07, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
France ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator
Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.