Iceland vs Mongolia: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Iceland
1.37
in 2025
Mongolia
1.44
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Mongolia rank
31st

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Iceland
  • Mongolia
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.44 against 1.37 in Iceland, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 33rd and Mongolia ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 9 and Mongolia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Mongolia Difference Ahead
1910s -0.153 -2.03 1.88 Iceland
1920s -0.153 -1.58 1.42 Iceland
1930s -0.153 -1.6 1.44 Iceland
1940s -0.0222 -2.51 2.49 Iceland
1950s 0.51 -2.51 3.02 Iceland
1960s 0.4172 -1.88 2.3 Iceland
1970s 0.046 -2.17 2.22 Iceland
1980s 0.3764 -2.11 2.49 Iceland
1990s 0.4628 2.11 1.65 Mongolia
2000s 0.4451 1.59 1.14 Mongolia
2010s 0.9157 1.35 0.4383 Mongolia
2020s 1.44 1.11 0.3273 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Iceland or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 1.44 against 1.37 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Iceland and Mongolia?
0.07, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Iceland ranks 33rd and Mongolia ranks 31st 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.