Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Common Good Justifications Score

Bangladesh
-1.01
in 2025
Nicaragua
-1.26
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
154th
Nicaragua rank
157th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nicaragua
-4-202190019622025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports -1.01 against -1.26 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 154th and Nicaragua ranks 157th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1900s -1.8 -2.05 0.25 Bangladesh
1910s -1.8 -2.53 0.7331 Bangladesh
1920s -1.8 -2.58 0.7868 Bangladesh
1930s -1.8 -2.43 0.6365 Bangladesh
1940s -1.26 -2.37 1.11 Bangladesh
1950s 0.0006 -2.21 2.21 Bangladesh
1960s 1.47 -2.36 3.84 Bangladesh
1970s -1.34 -2.18 0.8442 Bangladesh
1980s -1.06 1.47 2.54 Nicaragua
1990s -1.06 0.1083 1.17 Nicaragua
2000s -1.11 0.2891 1.4 Nicaragua
2010s -1.46 -0.1867 1.28 Nicaragua
2020s -1.66 -1.57 0.0878 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
Bangladesh, at -1.01 against -1.26 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
0.25, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for common good justifications score?
Bangladesh ranks 154th and Nicaragua ranks 157th 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.