Albania vs North Korea: Common Good Justifications Score
Albania
-0.951
in 2025
North Korea
-0.908
in 2025
Albania rank
153rd
North Korea rank
151st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Albania
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.908 against -0.951 in Albania, a difference of 0.043.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was North Korea ahead.
Albania ranks 153rd and North Korea ranks 151st of 175 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.295 | -0.2636 | 0.5586 | Albania |
| 1950s | 0.656 | -0.8096 | 1.47 | Albania |
| 1960s | 0.656 | -0.383 | 1.04 | Albania |
| 1970s | 0.656 | -1.15 | 1.81 | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.517 | -1.16 | 1.67 | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.0908 | -1.45 | 1.55 | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.2094 | -1.38 | 1.59 | Albania |
| 2010s | -0.0544 | -0.9639 | 0.9095 | Albania |
| 2020s | -0.4223 | -0.908 | 0.4857 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Albania or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.908 against -0.951 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Albania and North Korea?
- 0.043, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Korea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Albania and North Korea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Albania ranks 153rd and North Korea ranks 151st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.