Solomon Islands vs United States: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Solomon Islands
0.568
in 2025
United States
0.532
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
81st
United States rank
84th
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Solomon Islands
- United States
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.568 against 0.532 in United States, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 81st and United States ranks 84th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.286 | 0.82 | 1.11 | United States |
| 1910s | -0.286 | 0.9075 | 1.19 | United States |
| 1920s | -0.286 | 0.8406 | 1.13 | United States |
| 1930s | -0.286 | 0.829 | 1.11 | United States |
| 1940s | -0.47 | 0.9196 | 1.39 | United States |
| 1950s | -0.2593 | 1.15 | 1.41 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.403 | 1.24 | 0.8389 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5534 | 1.44 | 0.8914 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.63 | 1.43 | 0.7996 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.977 | 1.7 | 0.7211 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.875 | 1.75 | 0.8797 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6726 | 1.54 | 0.866 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.568 | 1.12 | 0.556 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Solomon Islands or United States?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.568 against 0.532 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Solomon Islands and United States?
- 0.036, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and United States rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Solomon Islands ranks 81st and United States ranks 84th 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.