Latvia vs Taiwan: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Latvia
1.03
in 2025
Taiwan
1.17
in 2025
Latvia rank
49th
Taiwan rank
46th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Latvia
  • Taiwan
-4-202190019622025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1.17 against 1.03 in Latvia, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.

Latvia ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s -1.8 -1.76 0.0413 Taiwan
1910s -1.41 -1.73 0.3206 Latvia
1920s 1.11 -1.46 2.57 Latvia
1930s -0.1419 -1.47 1.33 Latvia
1940s -3.2 -1.59 1.61 Taiwan
1950s -2.32 -1.72 0.6006 Taiwan
1960s -1.79 -1.72 0.0705 Taiwan
1970s -2.25 -1.4 0.8485 Taiwan
1980s -1.08 -0.2458 0.8305 Taiwan
1990s 0.7438 1.01 0.2704 Taiwan
2000s 0.7954 1.79 0.995 Taiwan
2010s 0.9029 1.61 0.7053 Taiwan
2020s 1.06 1.45 0.3947 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Latvia or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 1.17 against 1.03 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Latvia and Taiwan?
0.14, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Taiwan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Taiwan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Latvia ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 46th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator
Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.