Morocco vs Somalia: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Morocco
1.7
in 2025
Somalia
1.83
in 2025
Morocco rank
12th
Somalia rank
10th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Morocco
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.83 against 1.7 in Morocco, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -2.14 | -2.89 | 0.754 | Morocco |
| 1920s | -2.14 | -2.89 | 0.754 | Morocco |
| 1930s | -2.14 | -2.89 | 0.754 | Morocco |
| 1940s | -2.14 | -1.76 | 0.3818 | Somalia |
| 1950s | -1.71 | -1.13 | 0.5763 | Somalia |
| 1960s | -1 | -0.2674 | 0.7376 | Somalia |
| 1970s | -1 | -2.5 | 1.5 | Morocco |
| 1980s | -0.771 | -2.5 | 1.73 | Morocco |
| 1990s | -0.4824 | 0.0406 | 0.523 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1805 | 0.2511 | 0.0706 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.8437 | 0.5827 | 0.261 | Morocco |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.67 | 0.0243 | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Morocco or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.83 against 1.7 in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Morocco and Somalia?
- 0.13, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Somalia?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Somalia rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Morocco ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th 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.