India vs Zimbabwe: Respect for Counterarguments Score
India
-0.283
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-0.299
in 2025
India rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
133rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- India
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
India currently reports -0.283 against -0.299 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.016.
Across all 126 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 133rd of 175 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.774 | -2.32 | 1.55 | India |
| 1910s | -0.774 | -2.32 | 1.55 | India |
| 1920s | -0.774 | -2.32 | 1.55 | India |
| 1930s | -0.5456 | -2.32 | 1.78 | India |
| 1940s | 0.2866 | -2.32 | 2.61 | India |
| 1950s | 1.73 | -1.49 | 3.22 | India |
| 1960s | 1.81 | -1.21 | 3.03 | India |
| 1970s | 1.71 | -1.4 | 3.11 | India |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 0.2862 | 1.28 | India |
| 1990s | 1.88 | 0.417 | 1.46 | India |
| 2000s | 1.91 | -0.1424 | 2.05 | India |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.163 | 0.975 | India |
| 2020s | 0.3933 | -0.0238 | 0.4172 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, India or Zimbabwe?
- India, at -0.283 against -0.299 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between India and Zimbabwe?
- 0.016, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- India ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 133rd 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.