Argentina vs Nigeria: Common Good Justifications Score
Argentina
0.7
in 2025
Nigeria
0.769
in 2025
Argentina rank
90th
Nigeria rank
87th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Argentina
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.769 against 0.7 in Argentina, a difference of 0.069.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.519 | -0.376 | 0.895 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 0.869 | -0.376 | 1.25 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0.0014 | -0.376 | 0.3774 | Argentina |
| 1940s | -0.0823 | -0.376 | 0.2937 | Argentina |
| 1950s | -0.1964 | -0.103 | 0.0934 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | -0.3292 | 0.7245 | 1.05 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -0.0079 | 0.4777 | 0.4856 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.4489 | 0.6822 | 0.2333 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9896 | 0.4909 | 0.4987 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.8661 | 0.792 | 0.0741 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.8582 | 0.3139 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.24 | 0.7137 | 0.5273 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Argentina or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.769 against 0.7 in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Argentina and Nigeria?
- 0.069, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Argentina ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.