Lesotho vs Spain: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Lesotho
0.653
in 2025
Spain
0.699
in 2025
Lesotho rank
74th
Spain rank
71st
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Lesotho
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.699 against 0.653 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.046.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 74th and Spain ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.293 | -0.39 | 0.097 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.293 | -0.39 | 0.097 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -0.293 | -1.4 | 1.11 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -0.293 | 0.0184 | 0.3114 | Spain |
| 1940s | -0.293 | -1.79 | 1.5 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.293 | -1.79 | 1.5 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.4169 | -1.79 | 2.21 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -1.62 | -0.5852 | 1.03 | Spain |
| 1980s | -1.37 | 1.46 | 2.83 | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.1329 | 1.79 | 1.92 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0674 | 1.69 | 1.63 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7325 | 1.47 | 0.7406 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9148 | 0.6937 | 0.2212 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Lesotho or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.699 against 0.653 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Lesotho and Spain?
- 0.046, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Spain rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Lesotho ranks 74th and Spain ranks 71st 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.