Kuwait vs East Timor: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Kuwait
0.479
in 2025
East Timor
0.451
in 2025
Kuwait rank
89th
East Timor rank
92nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Kuwait
- East Timor
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.479 against 0.451 in East Timor, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.471 | -0.79 | 0.319 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.3366 | -0.79 | 0.4534 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.135 | -0.79 | 0.655 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -0.1062 | -0.79 | 0.6838 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.009 | -0.79 | 0.799 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 1.05 | -0.79 | 1.84 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.39 | -0.79 | 2.18 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.36 | -1.7 | 3.05 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.06 | -2.6 | 3.67 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8076 | -2.22 | 3.03 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.782 | 1.06 | 0.274 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.7212 | 0.9 | 0.1788 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.6237 | 0.881 | 0.2573 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Kuwait or East Timor?
- Kuwait, at 0.479 against 0.451 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Kuwait and East Timor?
- 0.028, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and East Timor rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Kuwait ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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.