United Arab Emirates vs Yemen: Respect for Counterarguments Score

United Arab Emirates
-1.47
in 2025
Yemen
-1.42
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
161st
Yemen rank
159th

Respect for Counterarguments Score over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports -1.42 against -1.47 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th of 175 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s -0.791 -0.0772 0.7138 Yemen
2000s -0.6527 -0.323 0.3297 Yemen
2010s -1.39 -0.8524 0.533 Yemen
2020s -1.47 -1.47 0.0025 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher respect for counterarguments score, United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
Yemen, at -1.42 against -1.47 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in respect for counterarguments score between United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
0.05, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do United Arab Emirates and Yemen rank globally for respect for counterarguments score?
United Arab Emirates ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 159th 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.