Lesotho vs Panama: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Lesotho
0.653
in 2025
Panama
0.667
in 2025
Lesotho rank
74th
Panama rank
73rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Lesotho
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.667 against 0.653 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 74th and Panama ranks 73rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 9 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.293 | -0.949 | 0.656 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.293 | -0.9268 | 0.6338 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.293 | -0.727 | 0.434 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.293 | -0.7505 | 0.4575 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -0.293 | -0.6667 | 0.3737 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.293 | -0.315 | 0.022 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.4169 | -0.128 | 0.5449 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -1.62 | -0.087 | 1.53 | Panama |
| 1980s | -1.37 | -1.64 | 0.2675 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.1329 | 1.33 | 1.46 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0674 | 1.62 | 1.55 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.7325 | 1.13 | 0.3986 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.9148 | 0.667 | 0.2478 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Lesotho or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.667 against 0.653 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Lesotho and Panama?
- 0.014, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and Panama ranks 73rd 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.