Russia vs Yemen: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Russia
-1.57
in 2025
Yemen
-1.42
in 2025
Russia rank
162nd
Yemen rank
159th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Russia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -1.42 against -1.57 in Russia, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -2.71 | 0.908 | Russia |
| 1910s | -1.25 | -2.19 | 0.9346 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.6789 | -0.0772 | 0.7561 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.2342 | -0.323 | 0.5572 | Russia |
| 2010s | -0.5237 | -0.8524 | 0.3287 | Russia |
| 2020s | -1.61 | -1.47 | 0.1433 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Russia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -1.42 against -1.57 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Russia and Yemen?
- 0.15, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Yemen rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Russia ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 159th 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.