Luxembourg vs Seychelles: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Luxembourg
2.9
in 2025
Seychelles
3.67
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Seychelles rank
1st
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Luxembourg
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.67 against 2.9 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.77.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 9 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.423 | 0.507 | 0.084 | Seychelles |
| 1910s | -0.2679 | 0.507 | 0.7749 | Seychelles |
| 1920s | 2.25 | 0.507 | 1.74 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 2.25 | 0.507 | 1.74 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | -0.2889 | 0.507 | 0.7959 | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 2.48 | 0.507 | 1.97 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 2.63 | 0.9002 | 1.73 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 2.78 | 0.912 | 1.87 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 2.88 | -0.06 | 2.94 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 2.88 | 0.873 | 2.01 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 0.9945 | 1.88 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3.08 | 1.62 | 1.45 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 3.09 | 3.27 | 0.1833 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Luxembourg or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.67 against 2.9 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Luxembourg and Seychelles?
- 0.77, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Seychelles rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st 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.