India vs Iran: Respect for Counterarguments Score
India
-0.283
in 2025
Iran
-0.221
in 2025
India rank
132nd
Iran rank
129th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports -0.221 against -0.283 in India, a difference of 0.062.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was India ahead.
India ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 129th of 175 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.774 | -1.76 | 0.9849 | India |
| 1910s | -0.774 | -1.16 | 0.381 | India |
| 1920s | -0.774 | -1.7 | 0.9294 | India |
| 1930s | -0.5456 | -1.66 | 1.12 | India |
| 1940s | 0.2866 | -0.4343 | 0.7209 | India |
| 1950s | 1.73 | -0.6255 | 2.36 | India |
| 1960s | 1.81 | -1.54 | 3.36 | India |
| 1970s | 1.71 | -1.36 | 3.07 | India |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 0.2099 | 1.36 | India |
| 1990s | 1.88 | 0.5467 | 1.33 | India |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 0.734 | 1.18 | India |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.2682 | 0.8698 | India |
| 2020s | 0.3933 | -0.0287 | 0.422 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, India or Iran?
- Iran, at -0.221 against -0.283 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between India and Iran?
- 0.062, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- India ranks 132nd and Iran ranks 129th 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.