Lesotho vs Namibia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Lesotho
0.653
in 2025
Namibia
0.635
in 2025
Lesotho rank
74th
Namibia rank
75th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Lesotho
- Namibia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.653 against 0.635 in Namibia, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 75th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 9 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.293 | -1.62 | 1.33 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.293 | -1.7 | 1.41 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.293 | -1.81 | 1.52 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.293 | -1.81 | 1.52 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -0.293 | -1.97 | 1.67 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.293 | -2.61 | 2.31 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.4169 | -2.61 | 3.02 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -1.62 | -2.22 | 0.6069 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | -1.37 | -0.1974 | 1.17 | Namibia |
| 1990s | -0.1329 | 1.01 | 1.14 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0674 | 1.01 | 0.9446 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.7325 | 0.9431 | 0.2106 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9148 | 0.635 | 0.2798 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Lesotho or Namibia?
- Lesotho, at 0.653 against 0.635 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Lesotho and Namibia?
- 0.018, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and Namibia ranks 75th 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.