Iran vs Slovakia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Iran
-0.221
in 2025
Slovakia
-0.212
in 2025
Iran rank
129th
Slovakia rank
127th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Iran
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports -0.212 against -0.221 in Iran, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovakia ahead.
Iran ranks 129th and Slovakia ranks 127th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.16 | 0.8915 | 2.05 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | -1.7 | 0.622 | 2.33 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | -1.66 | 0.1291 | 1.79 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | -0.4343 | -2.16 | 1.72 | Iran |
| 1950s | -0.6255 | -2.94 | 2.31 | Iran |
| 1960s | -1.54 | -2.61 | 1.07 | Iran |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -2.94 | 1.58 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.2099 | -0.945 | 1.15 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.5467 | 0.5689 | 0.0222 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.734 | 1.53 | 0.7963 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.2682 | 1.24 | 0.9722 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | -0.0287 | 0.3295 | 0.3582 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Iran or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at -0.212 against -0.221 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Iran and Slovakia?
- 0.009, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Slovakia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Iran ranks 129th and Slovakia ranks 127th 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.