Japan vs Seychelles: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Japan
2.7
in 2025
Seychelles
3.67
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Seychelles rank
1st
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Japan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.67 against 2.7 in Japan, a difference of 0.97.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.183 | 0.507 | 0.69 | Seychelles |
| 1910s | -0.183 | 0.507 | 0.69 | Seychelles |
| 1920s | -0.183 | 0.507 | 0.69 | Seychelles |
| 1930s | -0.5775 | 0.507 | 1.08 | Seychelles |
| 1940s | -0.6566 | 0.507 | 1.16 | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 0.8924 | 0.507 | 0.3854 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.63 | 0.9002 | 0.7328 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.63 | 0.912 | 0.721 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.83 | -0.06 | 1.89 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.07 | 0.873 | 1.19 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 0.9945 | 1.08 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.62 | 0.4199 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 3.27 | 0.8723 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Japan or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.67 against 2.7 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Japan and Seychelles?
- 0.97, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Seychelles rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Seychelles ranks 1st 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.