France vs Portugal: Respect for Counterarguments Score
France
1.44
in 2025
Portugal
1.45
in 2025
France rank
30th
Portugal rank
28th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.45 against 1.44 in France, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
France ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 28th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.326 | -0.853 | 1.18 | France |
| 1910s | 0.1205 | 0.1223 | 0.0018 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.316 | -0.5172 | 0.8332 | France |
| 1930s | 0.316 | -2.33 | 2.65 | France |
| 1940s | -1.12 | -2.32 | 1.19 | France |
| 1950s | -0.097 | -2.28 | 2.19 | France |
| 1960s | -0.024 | -1.97 | 1.94 | France |
| 1970s | 1.44 | -0.0916 | 1.53 | France |
| 1980s | 1.44 | 1.38 | 0.0578 | France |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.69 | 0.2462 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.84 | 0.3966 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2.03 | 0.59 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 1.87 | 0.4308 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.45 against 1.44 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between France and Portugal?
- 0.01, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- France ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 28th 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.