Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Papua New Guinea
0.136
in 2025
Thailand
0.14
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Thailand rank
106th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.14 against 0.136 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Thailand ranks 106th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.35 | -0.702 | 1.65 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -2.35 | -0.3069 | 2.05 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -2.35 | -0.263 | 2.09 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -2.35 | -0.8947 | 1.46 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -2.35 | -0.7346 | 1.62 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -2.35 | -1.65 | 0.7034 | Thailand |
| 1960s | -2.35 | -1.17 | 1.18 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.136 | 0.2864 | 0.1504 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.136 | 1.39 | 1.25 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.136 | 2.09 | 1.95 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.136 | 1.15 | 1.01 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.136 | -0.3961 | 0.5321 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.136 | -0.3975 | 0.5335 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.14 against 0.136 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.004, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Thailand ranks 106th 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.