Austria vs Italy: Common Good Justifications Score
Austria
1.28
in 2025
Italy
1.31
in 2025
Austria rank
44th
Italy rank
43rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.31 against 1.28 in Austria, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.081 | -1.2 | 1.11 | Austria |
| 1920s | -0.3336 | -1.81 | 1.47 | Austria |
| 1930s | -0.1425 | -1.96 | 1.82 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.5076 | -0.044 | 0.5516 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.556 | 0.76 | 0.204 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.556 | 0.76 | 0.204 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.267 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 0.9645 | 0.5335 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.17 | 0.329 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.17 | 0.3056 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.23 | 0.1393 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.42 | 0.0813 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Austria or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.31 against 1.28 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Austria and Italy?
- 0.03, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Austria ranks 44th and Italy ranks 43rd 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.