Malaysia vs East Timor: Respect for counterarguments score
Malaysia
0.469
in 2025
East Timor
0.451
in 2025
Malaysia rank
90th
East Timor rank
92nd
Respect for counterarguments score over time
- Malaysia
- East Timor
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.469 against 0.451 in East Timor, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.
Malaysia ranks 90th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.56 | -0.79 | 0.773 | East Timor |
| 1910s | -1.56 | -0.79 | 0.773 | East Timor |
| 1920s | -1.56 | -0.79 | 0.773 | East Timor |
| 1930s | -1.56 | -0.79 | 0.773 | East Timor |
| 1940s | -1.84 | -0.79 | 1.05 | East Timor |
| 1950s | -1.03 | -0.79 | 0.236 | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.149 | -0.79 | 0.939 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.259 | -1.7 | 1.44 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.0886 | -2.6 | 2.52 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.717 | -2.22 | 2.94 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.7717 | 1.06 | 0.2843 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.6768 | 0.9 | 0.2232 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.518 | 0.881 | 0.363 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Malaysia or East Timor?
- Malaysia, at 0.469 against 0.451 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Malaysia and East Timor?
- 0.018, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and East Timor rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Malaysia ranks 90th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.