Iceland vs Jamaica: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Iceland
1.37
in 2025
Jamaica
1.36
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
34th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Iceland
  • Jamaica
-1012190019622025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.37 against 1.36 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01.

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

Iceland ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 34th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Jamaica Difference Ahead
1900s -0.153 -0.991 0.838 Iceland
1910s -0.153 -0.991 0.838 Iceland
1920s -0.153 -0.991 0.838 Iceland
1930s -0.153 -0.991 0.838 Iceland
1940s -0.0222 -0.3017 0.2795 Iceland
1950s 0.51 0.3364 0.1736 Iceland
1960s 0.4172 0.548 0.1308 Jamaica
1970s 0.046 0.7285 0.6825 Jamaica
1980s 0.3764 0.5545 0.1781 Jamaica
1990s 0.4628 1.57 1.11 Jamaica
2000s 0.4451 1.57 1.13 Jamaica
2010s 0.9157 1.81 0.8903 Jamaica
2020s 1.44 1.55 0.1167 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Iceland or Jamaica?
Iceland, at 1.37 against 1.36 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Iceland and Jamaica?
0.01, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Iceland ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 34th 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.