Kazakhstan vs Madagascar: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kazakhstan
-0.502
in 2025
Madagascar
-0.397
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
138th
Madagascar rank
136th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kazakhstan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.397 against -0.502 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.105.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 136th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -2.96 | 1.16 | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -2.96 | 1.55 | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -2.96 | 1.09 | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | -2.82 | -2.96 | 0.1324 | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | -3.2 | -2.61 | 0.5948 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -2.03 | 0.2896 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -0.7633 | 1.03 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -1.02 | 1.24 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -1.23 | 0.1557 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | -0.6351 | -0.3375 | 0.2976 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.9685 | 0.0502 | 1.02 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.7227 | -0.3084 | 0.4143 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -0.5473 | -0.1343 | 0.413 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kazakhstan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.397 against -0.502 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kazakhstan and Madagascar?
- 0.105, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Madagascar rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kazakhstan ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 136th 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.