Japan vs Luxembourg: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Japan
2.7
in 2025
Luxembourg
2.9
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.9 against 2.7 in Japan, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.183 | 0.423 | 0.606 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | -0.183 | -0.2679 | 0.0849 | Japan |
| 1920s | -0.183 | 2.25 | 2.43 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | -0.5775 | 2.25 | 2.83 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | -0.6566 | -0.2889 | 0.3677 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.8924 | 2.48 | 1.59 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1.63 | 2.63 | 0.998 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1.63 | 2.78 | 1.15 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 2.88 | 1.05 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 2.07 | 2.88 | 0.8112 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 2.88 | 0.799 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 3.08 | 1.03 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 3.09 | 0.689 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2.9 against 2.7 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.2, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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.