Kuwait vs Malaysia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kuwait
0.479
in 2025
Malaysia
0.469
in 2025
Kuwait rank
89th
Malaysia rank
90th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.479 against 0.469 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.471 | -1.56 | 1.09 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.3366 | -1.56 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.135 | -1.56 | 1.43 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -0.1062 | -1.56 | 1.46 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.009 | -1.84 | 1.85 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 1.05 | -1.03 | 2.07 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.39 | 0.149 | 1.24 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -0.259 | 1.62 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.06 | -0.0886 | 1.15 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8076 | 0.717 | 0.0906 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.782 | 0.7717 | 0.0103 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7212 | 0.6768 | 0.0444 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6237 | 0.518 | 0.1057 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 0.479 against 0.469 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.01, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kuwait ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 90th 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.