Albania vs Papua New Guinea: Common Good Justifications Score

Albania
-0.951
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.06
in 2025
Albania rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Albania
  • Papua New Guinea
-4-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Albania currently reports -0.951 against -1.06 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.109.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1910s -2.54 -1.51 1.03 Papua New Guinea
1920s -1.32 -1.51 0.1868 Albania
1930s -1.06 -1.51 0.4503 Albania
1940s -1.09 -1.51 0.4155 Albania
1950s 0.656 -1.51 2.17 Albania
1960s 0.656 -1.51 2.17 Albania
1970s 0.656 0.031 0.625 Albania
1980s 0.517 0.031 0.486 Albania
1990s 0.0908 0.031 0.0598 Albania
2000s 0.2094 0.031 0.1784 Albania
2010s -0.0544 -0.1397 0.0853 Albania
2020s -0.4223 -0.8243 0.402 Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Albania or Papua New Guinea?
Albania, at -0.951 against -1.06 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Albania and Papua New Guinea?
0.109, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Papua New Guinea?
114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
How do Albania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for common good justifications score?
Albania ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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

Indicator
Common Good Justifications 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 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.