Nigeria vs United States: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Nigeria
0.515
in 2025
United States
0.532
in 2025
Nigeria rank
87th
United States rank
84th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.532 against 0.515 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 87th and United States ranks 84th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.397 | 0.945 | 0.548 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.397 | 0.8406 | 0.4436 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.397 | 0.829 | 0.432 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.4432 | 0.9196 | 0.4764 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.5062 | 1.15 | 0.6438 | United States |
| 1960s | -0.1642 | 1.24 | 1.41 | United States |
| 1970s | -0.9839 | 1.44 | 2.43 | United States |
| 1980s | -1.16 | 1.43 | 2.59 | United States |
| 1990s | -0.8528 | 1.7 | 2.55 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.75 | 0.5327 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.54 | 0.3844 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.478 | 1.12 | 0.646 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Nigeria or United States?
- United States, at 0.532 against 0.515 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Nigeria and United States?
- 0.017, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Nigeria ranks 87th and United States ranks 84th 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.