Panama vs Suriname: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Panama
0.667
in 2025
Suriname
0.715
in 2025
Panama rank
73rd
Suriname rank
70th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Panama
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.715 against 0.667 in Panama, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Suriname ahead.
Panama ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.949 | -0.236 | 0.713 | Suriname |
| 1910s | -0.9268 | -0.236 | 0.6908 | Suriname |
| 1920s | -0.727 | -0.236 | 0.491 | Suriname |
| 1930s | -0.7505 | -0.236 | 0.5145 | Suriname |
| 1940s | -0.6667 | -0.14 | 0.5267 | Suriname |
| 1950s | -0.315 | 1.31 | 1.62 | Suriname |
| 1960s | -0.128 | 1.31 | 1.43 | Suriname |
| 1970s | -0.087 | 1.31 | 1.39 | Suriname |
| 1980s | -1.64 | 0.4393 | 2.08 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 0.7422 | 0.5896 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 0.705 | 0.915 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.705 | 0.4261 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.667 | 0.715 | 0.048 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Panama or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.715 against 0.667 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Panama and Suriname?
- 0.048, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Panama ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 70th 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.