Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Common Good Justifications Score
Afghanistan
-3.41
in 2025
South Sudan
-2.54
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
South Sudan rank
174th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports -2.54 against -3.41 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.87.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.04 | -3.11 | 0.069 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -3.04 | -3.11 | 0.069 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -3.11 | 1.48 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -3.11 | 1.48 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -3.11 | 1.48 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -1.62 | -1.19 | 0.4306 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -0.0738 | 1.19 | South Sudan |
| 1970s | -1 | -0.26 | 0.743 | South Sudan |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -0.1051 | 0.9269 | South Sudan |
| 1990s | -1.59 | -0.259 | 1.34 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | -0.872 | -0.9512 | 0.0792 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -0.8906 | -1.47 | 0.5823 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -2.49 | -1.59 | 0.9007 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at -2.54 against -3.41 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.87, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 174th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Common Good Justifications 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 justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.