Guatemala vs Maldives: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Guatemala
0.489
in 2025
Maldives
0.53
in 2025
Guatemala rank
88th
Maldives rank
86th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Guatemala
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.53 against 0.489 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Guatemala ranks 88th and Maldives ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.08 | -1.3 | 1.78 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -3.08 | -1.3 | 1.78 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -1.27 | -1.3 | 0.0355 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | -2.45 | -1.3 | 1.14 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -0.7345 | -1.3 | 0.5665 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | -0.9174 | -1.3 | 0.3836 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | -2.16 | -1.3 | 0.862 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -1.62 | -1.35 | 0.2733 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -0.8056 | -1.79 | 0.9864 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.221 | -1.79 | 2.01 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.396 | -0.803 | 1.2 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.2329 | 0.2012 | 0.0317 | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.4027 | 0.8568 | 0.4542 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Guatemala or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.53 against 0.489 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Guatemala and Maldives?
- 0.041, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Maldives rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Guatemala ranks 88th and Maldives ranks 86th 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.