Laos vs Yemen: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Laos
-1.45
in 2025
Yemen
-1.42
in 2025
Laos rank
160th
Yemen rank
159th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -1.42 against -1.45 in Laos, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 160th and Yemen ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.714 | -2.71 | 1.99 | Laos |
| 1910s | -0.714 | -2.19 | 1.47 | Laos |
| 1990s | -2.55 | -0.0772 | 2.47 | Yemen |
| 2000s | -2.75 | -0.323 | 2.43 | Yemen |
| 2010s | -2.19 | -0.8524 | 1.33 | Yemen |
| 2020s | -1.94 | -1.47 | 0.4692 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Laos or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -1.42 against -1.45 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Laos and Yemen?
- 0.03, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Laos ranks 160th and Yemen ranks 159th 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.