Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Maldives or United States?

United States, at 0.532 against 0.53 in Maldives as of 2025.

What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Maldives and United States?

0.002, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Maldives vs United States: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Maldives

0.53

in 2025

United States

0.532

in 2025

Maldives rank

86th

United States rank

84th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

Maldives
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.532 against 0.53 in Maldives, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Maldives ranks 86th and United States ranks 84th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	-1.3	0.82	2.12	United States
1910s	-1.3	0.9075	2.21	United States
1920s	-1.3	0.8406	2.14	United States
1930s	-1.3	0.829	2.13	United States
1940s	-1.3	0.9196	2.22	United States
1950s	-1.3	1.15	2.45	United States
1960s	-1.3	1.24	2.54	United States
1970s	-1.35	1.44	2.79	United States
1980s	-1.79	1.43	3.22	United States
1990s	-1.79	1.7	3.49	United States
2000s	-0.803	1.75	2.56	United States
2010s	0.2012	1.54	1.34	United States
2020s	0.8568	1.12	0.2672	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Maldives or United States?: United States, at 0.532 against 0.53 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Maldives and United States?: 0.002, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and United States rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?: Maldives ranks 86th and United States ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.