Bangladesh vs North Korea: Common Good Justifications Score
Bangladesh
-1.01
in 2025
North Korea
-0.908
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
154th
North Korea rank
151st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.908 against -1.01 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.102.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 151st of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.8 | -2.8 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | -1.8 | -2.8 | 1 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | -0.7212 | -0.2636 | 0.4576 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0006 | -0.8096 | 0.8102 | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.47 | -0.383 | 1.86 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | -1.34 | -1.15 | 0.1866 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -1.06 | -1.16 | 0.091 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | -1.06 | -1.45 | 0.3898 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | -1.11 | -1.38 | 0.2686 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -1.46 | -0.9639 | 0.4993 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -1.66 | -0.908 | 0.7512 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bangladesh or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.908 against -1.01 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 0.102, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bangladesh ranks 154th 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.