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
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) 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.