Nicaragua vs Tajikistan: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Nicaragua
-2.69
in 2025
Tajikistan
-2.2
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
174th
Tajikistan rank
171st

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Tajikistan
-4-202190019622025

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports -2.2 against -2.69 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.49.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 174th and Tajikistan ranks 171st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 10 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1900s -1.71 -1.8 0.0843 Nicaragua
1910s -0.9059 -1.41 0.5005 Nicaragua
1920s -1 -1.86 0.8627 Nicaragua
1930s -1.49 -2.82 1.33 Nicaragua
1940s -1.73 -3.2 1.47 Nicaragua
1950s -1.86 -2.32 0.4655 Nicaragua
1960s -2.2 -1.79 0.4105 Tajikistan
1970s -2.57 -2.25 0.3132 Tajikistan
1980s 0.6924 -1.08 1.77 Nicaragua
1990s 1.34 -0.7036 2.05 Nicaragua
2000s 0.9106 -0.5948 1.51 Nicaragua
2010s -0.9362 -1.55 0.6147 Nicaragua
2020s -2.79 -2.09 0.701 Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Nicaragua or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at -2.2 against -2.69 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Nicaragua and Tajikistan?
0.49, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tajikistan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Tajikistan rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Nicaragua ranks 174th and Tajikistan ranks 171st 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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About this data

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

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