Respect for Counterarguments Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Respect for Counterarguments Score was -1.47 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Respect for Counterarguments Score in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded -1.47 for respect for counterarguments score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, respect for counterarguments score in United Arab Emirates peaked at -0.356 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.47, in 2011.
That places United Arab Emirates 161st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.791 | -0.791 | -0.791 | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.791 | -0.791 | -0.791 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.791 | -0.791 | -0.791 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6527 | -0.791 | -0.356 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.39 | -1.47 | -0.633 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.47 | -1.47 | -1.47 | 6 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is respect for counterarguments score in United Arab Emirates?
- Respect for counterarguments score in United Arab Emirates was -1.47 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest respect for counterarguments score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was -0.356 in 2003.
- What is the lowest respect for counterarguments score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for respect for counterarguments score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 161st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is respect for counterarguments score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Respect for Counterarguments Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.