Iraq vs Sudan: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Iraq
-0.717
in 2025
Sudan
-0.811
in 2025
Iraq rank
147th
Sudan rank
150th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Iraq
- Sudan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.717 against -0.811 in Sudan, a difference of 0.094.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Iraq ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 150th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 9 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.71 | -0.529 | 2.18 | Sudan |
| 1910s | -2.21 | -0.529 | 1.68 | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.218 | -0.529 | 0.747 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.5547 | -0.529 | 1.08 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.4102 | -0.529 | 0.9392 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.2972 | -0.7156 | 1.01 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -0.5352 | -1.3 | 0.7646 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -1.02 | -1.28 | 0.2638 | Iraq |
| 1980s | -2.81 | -0.9516 | 1.86 | Sudan |
| 1990s | -3.29 | -1.41 | 1.88 | Sudan |
| 2000s | -0.5663 | -1.24 | 0.6734 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2292 | -0.951 | 1.18 | Iraq |
| 2020s | -0.3595 | -0.4132 | 0.0537 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Iraq or Sudan?
- Iraq, at -0.717 against -0.811 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Iraq and Sudan?
- 0.094, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Iraq ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 150th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.