Mauritania vs Namibia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Mauritania
0.601
in 2025
Namibia
0.635
in 2025
Mauritania rank
78th
Namibia rank
75th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.635 against 0.601 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Namibia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 75th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.75 | -1.62 | 0.121 | Namibia |
| 1910s | -1.75 | -1.7 | 0.0478 | Namibia |
| 1920s | -1.75 | -1.81 | 0.062 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | -1.75 | -1.81 | 0.062 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | -1.18 | -1.97 | 0.7914 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0 | -2.61 | 2.61 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.886 | -2.61 | 3.49 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.3242 | -2.22 | 2.55 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -2.37 | -0.1974 | 2.17 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.3182 | 1.01 | 0.6938 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.9956 | 1.01 | 0.0164 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.9241 | 0.9431 | 0.019 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.711 | 0.635 | 0.076 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.635 against 0.601 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.034, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Mauritania ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 75th 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.