Malta vs Ukraine: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Malta
0.819
in 2025
Ukraine
0.812
in 2025
Malta rank
62nd
Ukraine rank
63rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Malta
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.819 against 0.812 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 63rd of 175 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.675 | -3.2 | 3.88 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.675 | -2.32 | 3 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.675 | -1.79 | 2.47 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.675 | -2.25 | 2.93 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.7407 | -1.08 | 1.82 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.894 | -0.1247 | 1.02 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.894 | 0.0179 | 0.8761 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.816 | 0.2516 | 0.5644 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7872 | 0.7803 | 0.0068 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Malta or Ukraine?
- Malta, at 0.819 against 0.812 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Malta and Ukraine?
- 0.007, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Ukraine?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Ukraine rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Malta ranks 62nd and Ukraine ranks 63rd 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.