Latvia vs Syria: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Latvia
1.03
in 2025
Syria
1.14
in 2025
Latvia rank
49th
Syria rank
47th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Latvia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.14 against 1.03 in Latvia, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 49th and Syria ranks 47th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 9 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -2.71 | 0.908 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -1.41 | -1.69 | 0.2871 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1.11 | 0.663 | 0.452 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -0.1419 | 0.7953 | 0.9372 | Syria |
| 1940s | -3.2 | 0.9708 | 4.17 | Syria |
| 1950s | -2.32 | 1.08 | 3.4 | Syria |
| 1960s | -1.79 | -0.2873 | 1.51 | Syria |
| 1970s | -2.25 | -2.54 | 0.288 | Latvia |
| 1980s | -1.08 | -2.54 | 1.46 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.7438 | -2.54 | 3.28 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.7954 | -1.41 | 2.2 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.9029 | -1.87 | 2.77 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.06 | -1.52 | 2.58 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Latvia or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.14 against 1.03 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Latvia and Syria?
- 0.11, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Syria rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Latvia ranks 49th and Syria ranks 47th 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.