Philippines vs Trinidad and Tobago: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Philippines
0.236
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.229
in 2025
Philippines rank
101st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
103rd

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Philippines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-2-10123190019622025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.236 against 0.229 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 10 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1327 -1.53 1.67 Philippines
1910s 0.887 -1.53 2.42 Philippines
1920s 0.887 -1.31 2.2 Philippines
1930s 0.6617 -1.09 1.75 Philippines
1940s -0.1399 -1.09 0.9501 Philippines
1950s 1.02 -0.6546 1.68 Philippines
1960s 1.02 -0.0762 1.1 Philippines
1970s -0.2624 0.4732 0.7356 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.1688 0.662 0.4932 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 2.3 0.662 1.64 Philippines
2000s 1.43 1.12 0.307 Philippines
2010s 1.3 1.17 0.1269 Philippines
2020s 0.4147 1.14 0.7302 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Philippines or Trinidad and Tobago?
Philippines, at 0.236 against 0.229 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Philippines and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.007, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Philippines ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd 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

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.