Lebanon vs Malaysia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Lebanon
0.422
in 2025
Malaysia
0.469
in 2025
Lebanon rank
93rd
Malaysia rank
90th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.469 against 0.422 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.047.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.366 | -1.56 | 1.2 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | -0.156 | -1.56 | 1.41 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.334 | -1.56 | 1.9 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.5428 | -1.84 | 2.38 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.7152 | -1.03 | 1.74 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.01 | 0.149 | 0.865 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.5006 | -0.259 | 0.7596 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.035 | -0.0886 | 0.1236 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | -0.6246 | 0.717 | 1.34 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0545 | 0.7717 | 0.7172 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.8562 | 0.6768 | 0.1794 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.4748 | 0.518 | 0.0432 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Lebanon or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.469 against 0.422 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Lebanon and Malaysia?
- 0.047, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Malaysia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Lebanon ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 90th 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.