Gabon vs Italy: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Gabon
0.301
in 2025
Italy
0.292
in 2025
Gabon rank
98th
Italy rank
99th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Gabon
- Italy
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.301 against 0.292 in Italy, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Italy ahead.
Gabon ranks 98th and Italy ranks 99th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -2.16 | 0.649 | 2.81 | Italy |
| 1920s | -2.16 | -2.16 | 0.0042 | Gabon |
| 1930s | -2.16 | -3.52 | 1.36 | Gabon |
| 1940s | -0.6812 | -0.8149 | 0.1337 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.067 | 1.89 | 1.82 | Italy |
| 1960s | -0.2683 | 1.99 | 2.26 | Italy |
| 1970s | -1 | 1.91 | 2.92 | Italy |
| 1980s | -1 | 1.91 | 2.92 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.8024 | 2.07 | 1.27 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9296 | 2.23 | 1.3 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5206 | 1.98 | 1.46 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2703 | 0.8283 | 0.558 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Gabon or Italy?
- Gabon, at 0.301 against 0.292 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Gabon and Italy?
- 0.009, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Italy rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Gabon ranks 98th and Italy ranks 99th 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.