Panama vs Spain: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Panama
0.667
in 2025
Spain
0.699
in 2025
Panama rank
73rd
Spain rank
71st

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Panama
  • Spain
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.699 against 0.667 in Panama, a difference of 0.032.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Spain ahead.

Panama ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 71st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Spain Difference Ahead
1900s -0.949 -0.39 0.559 Spain
1910s -0.9268 -0.39 0.5368 Spain
1920s -0.727 -1.4 0.671 Panama
1930s -0.7505 0.0184 0.7689 Spain
1940s -0.6667 -1.79 1.13 Panama
1950s -0.315 -1.79 1.48 Panama
1960s -0.128 -1.79 1.67 Panama
1970s -0.087 -0.5852 0.4982 Panama
1980s -1.64 1.46 3.1 Spain
1990s 1.33 1.79 0.457 Spain
2000s 1.62 1.69 0.0741 Spain
2010s 1.13 1.47 0.342 Spain
2020s 0.667 0.6937 0.0267 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Panama or Spain?
Spain, at 0.699 against 0.667 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Panama and Spain?
0.032, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Panama and Spain rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Panama ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 71st 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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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.