Turkmenistan vs Venezuela: Respect for Counterarguments Score

Turkmenistan
-2.04
in 2025
Venezuela
-1.88
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Venezuela rank
166th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • Turkmenistan
  • Venezuela
-4-202190019622025

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports -1.88 against -2.04 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.16.

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

Turkmenistan ranks 169th and Venezuela ranks 166th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkmenistan Venezuela Difference Ahead
1900s -1.8 -1.99 0.1957 Turkmenistan
1910s -1.41 -2.12 0.7156 Turkmenistan
1920s -1.86 -2.06 0.1941 Turkmenistan
1930s -2.82 -1.55 1.27 Venezuela
1940s -3.2 -0.2291 2.97 Venezuela
1950s -2.32 -1.82 0.5037 Venezuela
1960s -1.79 2.17 3.96 Venezuela
1970s -2.25 2.42 4.67 Venezuela
1980s -1.08 2.32 3.39 Venezuela
1990s -1.86 2.24 4.11 Venezuela
2000s -2.8 -0.1032 2.7 Venezuela
2010s -2.7 -1.26 1.43 Venezuela
2020s -2.04 -1.54 0.4985 Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, Turkmenistan or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at -1.88 against -2.04 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between Turkmenistan and Venezuela?
0.16, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Venezuela?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Turkmenistan and Venezuela rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
Turkmenistan ranks 169th and Venezuela ranks 166th 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.