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.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.183 | 2.22 | 2.41 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | -0.183 | 2.22 | 2.41 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | -0.183 | 2.22 | 2.41 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | -0.5775 | 2.22 | 2.8 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | -0.6566 | 2.22 | 2.88 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.8924 | 2.22 | 1.33 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.63 | 2.22 | 0.591 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.63 | 2.22 | 0.591 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 2.22 | 0.3966 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.07 | 2.22 | 0.1572 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 2.24 | 0.1618 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 2.3 | 0.2537 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.19 | 0.205 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 2.7 against 2.13 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.57, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th 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.