Israel vs Panama: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Israel
0.689
in 2025
Panama
0.667
in 2025
Israel rank
72nd
Panama rank
73rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Israel
- Panama
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.689 against 0.667 in Panama, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.
Israel ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 73rd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.62 | -0.949 | 1.67 | Panama |
| 1910s | -2.21 | -0.9268 | 1.28 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.149 | -0.405 | 0.554 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.149 | -0.315 | 0.464 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.3257 | -0.128 | 0.4537 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.5542 | -0.087 | 0.6412 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.8366 | -1.64 | 2.48 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.9701 | 1.33 | 0.3617 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.996 | 1.62 | 0.624 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.9738 | 1.13 | 0.1573 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.8853 | 0.667 | 0.2183 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Israel or Panama?
- Israel, at 0.689 against 0.667 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Israel and Panama?
- 0.022, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Panama?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Panama rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Israel ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 73rd 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.