North Macedonia vs United States: Respect for Counterarguments Score

North Macedonia
0.562
in 2025
United States
0.532
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
82nd
United States rank
84th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • North Macedonia
  • United States
-202190019622025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.562 against 0.532 in United States, a difference of 0.03.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 84th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia United States Difference Ahead
1900s -2.71 0.82 3.53 United States
1910s -1.03 0.9075 1.93 United States
1920s -0.0433 0.8406 0.8839 United States
1930s -0.1912 0.829 1.02 United States
1940s -1.91 0.9196 2.83 United States
1950s -0.8102 1.15 1.96 United States
1960s -0.178 1.24 1.42 United States
1970s -0.178 1.44 1.62 United States
1980s -0.1348 1.43 1.56 United States
1990s 0.4548 1.7 1.24 United States
2000s 0.4407 1.75 1.31 United States
2010s -0.0222 1.54 1.56 United States
2020s 0.643 1.12 0.481 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, North Macedonia or United States?
North Macedonia, at 0.562 against 0.532 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between North Macedonia and United States?
0.03, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United States?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and United States rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
North Macedonia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 84th 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.