Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Papua New Guinea
0.136
in 2025
Paraguay
0.062
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Paraguay rank
110th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.136 against 0.062 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.074.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 110th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.35 | -1.16 | 1.2 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | -2.35 | -1.16 | 1.2 | Paraguay |
| 1920s | -2.35 | -0.9922 | 1.36 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | -2.35 | -1.08 | 1.28 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | -2.35 | -2.31 | 0.043 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | -2.35 | -2.52 | 0.1676 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -2.35 | -3.01 | 0.654 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.136 | -3.01 | 3.14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.136 | -2.86 | 2.99 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.136 | 0.0379 | 0.0981 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.136 | 0.2745 | 0.1385 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.136 | 0.3553 | 0.2193 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.136 | 0.1903 | 0.0543 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.136 against 0.062 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 0.074, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 110th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.