Kenya vs Netherlands: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Kenya
1.2
in 2025
Netherlands
1.18
in 2025
Kenya rank
40th
Netherlands rank
43rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Kenya
  • Netherlands
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.2 against 1.18 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Kenya ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s -0.86 0.937 1.8 Netherlands
1910s -0.86 0.937 1.8 Netherlands
1920s -0.86 0.937 1.8 Netherlands
1930s -0.86 0.937 1.8 Netherlands
1940s -0.86 1.03 1.89 Netherlands
1950s -0.86 1.6 2.46 Netherlands
1960s -0.5377 1.81 2.35 Netherlands
1970s -0.4636 2.17 2.63 Netherlands
1980s -0.9124 2.17 3.08 Netherlands
1990s 0.8878 2.17 1.28 Netherlands
2000s 1.47 1.84 0.3661 Netherlands
2010s 1.94 1.66 0.2741 Kenya
2020s 1.56 1.9 0.3472 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kenya or Netherlands?
Kenya, at 1.2 against 1.18 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kenya and Netherlands?
0.02, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Netherlands rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Kenya ranks 40th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator
Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.