Lebanon vs Uganda: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Lebanon
0.422
in 2025
Uganda
0.355
in 2025
Lebanon rank
93rd
Uganda rank
96th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Lebanon
- Uganda
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.422 against 0.355 in Uganda, a difference of 0.067.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.366 | -2.42 | 2.06 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | -0.156 | -2.42 | 2.27 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.334 | -2.42 | 2.76 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.5428 | -1.87 | 2.41 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.7152 | -1.4 | 2.11 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 1.01 | -0.1294 | 1.14 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.5006 | -3.19 | 3.7 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.035 | -0.1356 | 0.1706 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | -0.6246 | 0.6632 | 1.29 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0545 | 0.881 | 0.8265 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.8562 | 0.8886 | 0.0324 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.4748 | 0.593 | 0.1182 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Lebanon or Uganda?
- Lebanon, at 0.422 against 0.355 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Lebanon and Uganda?
- 0.067, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Uganda rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Lebanon ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 96th 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.