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
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) 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.