Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Guinea-Bissau
-0.406
in 2025
Madagascar
-0.397
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
137th
Madagascar rank
136th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.397 against -0.406 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 136th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.36 | -2.96 | 0.593 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | -2.36 | -2.96 | 0.593 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | -2.42 | -2.96 | 0.5386 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | -2.91 | -2.96 | 0.049 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | -2.91 | -2.61 | 0.2998 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | -2.91 | -2.03 | 0.873 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -2.91 | -0.7633 | 2.14 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -1.6 | -1.02 | 0.5812 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -1.37 | -1.23 | 0.1332 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -0.6988 | -0.3375 | 0.3613 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.3474 | 0.0502 | 0.3976 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.3264 | -0.3084 | 0.018 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -0.094 | -0.1343 | 0.0403 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.397 against -0.406 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 0.009, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 136th 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.