Iceland vs Niger: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Iceland
1.37
in 2025
Niger
1.42
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Niger rank
32nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Iceland
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.42 against 1.37 in Iceland, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -0.153 | -1.58 | 1.43 | Iceland |
| 1930s | -0.153 | -1.58 | 1.43 | Iceland |
| 1940s | -0.0222 | -1.58 | 1.56 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.51 | -1.71 | 2.22 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.4172 | -2.73 | 3.15 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.046 | -2.69 | 2.73 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.3764 | -2.4 | 2.78 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.4628 | 0.1687 | 0.2941 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4451 | 0.9248 | 0.4797 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.9157 | 1.61 | 0.6966 | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 1.9 | 0.4673 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Iceland or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.42 against 1.37 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Iceland and Niger?
- 0.05, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Niger rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Iceland ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 32nd 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.