Israel vs Lesotho: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Israel
0.689
in 2025
Lesotho
0.653
in 2025
Israel rank
72nd
Lesotho rank
74th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Israel
- Lesotho
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.689 against 0.653 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Israel ranks 72nd and Lesotho ranks 74th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.71 | -0.293 | 2.41 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -2.21 | -0.293 | 1.92 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.149 | -0.293 | 0.442 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.149 | -0.293 | 0.442 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.3257 | 0.4169 | 0.0912 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.5542 | -1.62 | 2.17 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.8366 | -1.37 | 2.21 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.9701 | -0.1329 | 1.1 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.996 | 0.0674 | 0.9286 | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.9738 | 0.7325 | 0.2413 | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.8853 | 0.9148 | 0.0295 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Israel or Lesotho?
- Israel, at 0.689 against 0.653 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Israel and Lesotho?
- 0.036, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lesotho?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Lesotho rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Israel ranks 72nd and Lesotho ranks 74th 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.