Thailand vs Trinidad and Tobago: Respect for Counterarguments Score
Thailand
0.14
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.229
in 2025
Thailand rank
106th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
103rd
Respect for Counterarguments Score over time
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.229 against 0.14 in Thailand, a difference of 0.089.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.6 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 106th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 8 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.702 | -1.53 | 0.832 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -0.3069 | -1.53 | 1.23 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -0.263 | -1.31 | 1.05 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -0.8947 | -1.09 | 0.1953 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -0.7346 | -1.09 | 0.3554 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -1.65 | -0.6546 | 0.994 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | -1.17 | -0.0762 | 1.09 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.2864 | 0.4732 | 0.1868 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 0.662 | 0.7256 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.09 | 0.662 | 1.43 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.0245 | Thailand |
| 2010s | -0.3961 | 1.17 | 1.57 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | -0.3975 | 1.14 | 1.54 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Thailand or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.229 against 0.14 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.089, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
- Thailand ranks 106th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important policy changes.