Maldives vs Nigeria: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Maldives
0.53
in 2025
Nigeria
0.515
in 2025
Maldives rank
86th
Nigeria rank
87th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.53 against 0.515 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Maldives ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.3 | 0.397 | 1.7 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | -1.3 | 0.397 | 1.7 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | -1.3 | 0.397 | 1.7 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | -1.3 | 0.4432 | 1.74 | Nigeria |
| 1950s | -1.3 | 0.5062 | 1.81 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | -1.3 | -0.1642 | 1.14 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -1.35 | -0.9839 | 0.3662 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -1.79 | -1.16 | 0.6282 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -1.79 | -0.8528 | 0.9392 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.803 | 1.22 | 2.02 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2012 | 1.15 | 0.953 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8568 | 0.478 | 0.3788 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Maldives, at 0.53 against 0.515 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 0.015, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Maldives ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.