Kuwait vs Maldives: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kuwait
0.479
in 2025
Maldives
0.53
in 2025
Kuwait rank
89th
Maldives rank
86th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.53 against 0.479 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 12 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.471 | -1.3 | 0.83 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.3366 | -1.3 | 0.9644 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.135 | -1.3 | 1.17 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -0.1062 | -1.3 | 1.19 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.009 | -1.3 | 1.31 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 1.05 | -1.3 | 2.35 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.39 | -1.3 | 2.69 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -1.35 | 2.71 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.06 | -1.79 | 2.86 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8076 | -1.79 | 2.6 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.782 | -0.803 | 1.58 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7212 | 0.2012 | 0.52 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6237 | 0.8568 | 0.2332 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.53 against 0.479 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.051, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kuwait ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 86th 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.