Kenya vs South Korea: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kenya
1.2
in 2025
South Korea
1.26
in 2025
Kenya rank
40th
South Korea rank
38th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.26 against 1.2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.06.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 38th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 10 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.86 | -2.02 | 1.16 | Kenya |
| 1910s | -0.86 | -1.83 | 0.9694 | Kenya |
| 1920s | -0.86 | -1.83 | 0.966 | Kenya |
| 1930s | -0.86 | -1.83 | 0.966 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -0.86 | -1.88 | 1.02 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -0.86 | -1.66 | 0.8008 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.5377 | -1.37 | 0.8329 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.4636 | -1.82 | 1.36 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.9124 | -0.438 | 0.4744 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8878 | 1.75 | 0.8668 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 2.49 | 1.02 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.64 | 0.2919 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 0.1388 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kenya or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.26 against 1.2 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kenya and South Korea?
- 0.06, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kenya ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 38th 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.