South Sudan vs Turkey: Respect for Counterarguments Score
South Sudan
-1.22
in 2025
Turkey
-0.969
in 2025
South Sudan rank
154th
Turkey rank
152nd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- South Sudan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -0.969 against -1.22 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.251.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 154th and Turkey ranks 152nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.529 | -2.71 | 2.18 | South Sudan |
| 1910s | -0.529 | -2.21 | 1.68 | South Sudan |
| 1920s | -0.529 | -2.05 | 1.52 | South Sudan |
| 1930s | -0.529 | -1.95 | 1.43 | South Sudan |
| 1940s | -0.529 | -1.4 | 0.8688 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | -0.7156 | -0.4994 | 0.2162 | Turkey |
| 1960s | -1.3 | -0.1778 | 1.12 | Turkey |
| 1970s | -1.28 | -0.1332 | 1.15 | Turkey |
| 1980s | -0.9516 | -0.2961 | 0.6555 | Turkey |
| 1990s | -1.41 | 0.253 | 1.66 | Turkey |
| 2000s | -1.24 | 0.3067 | 1.55 | Turkey |
| 2010s | -0.9696 | -0.501 | 0.4686 | Turkey |
| 2020s | -0.9957 | -0.8902 | 0.1055 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, South Sudan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -0.969 against -1.22 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between South Sudan and Turkey?
- 0.251, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Turkey?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Turkey rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- South Sudan ranks 154th and Turkey ranks 152nd 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.