Kuwait vs Nigeria: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kuwait
0.479
in 2025
Nigeria
0.515
in 2025
Kuwait rank
89th
Nigeria rank
87th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.515 against 0.479 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.247 | 0.397 | 0.644 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | -0.135 | 0.397 | 0.532 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | -0.1062 | 0.397 | 0.5032 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.009 | 0.4432 | 0.4342 | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 1.05 | 0.5062 | 0.5398 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.39 | -0.1642 | 1.56 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -0.9839 | 2.34 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.06 | -1.16 | 2.23 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8076 | -0.8528 | 1.66 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.782 | 1.22 | 0.44 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7212 | 1.15 | 0.433 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6237 | 0.478 | 0.1457 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.515 against 0.479 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 0.036, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kuwait ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.