Japan vs Switzerland: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Japan
2.7
in 2025
Switzerland
2.13
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.7 against 2.13 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.57.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
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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.