Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Common Good Justifications Score

Bangladesh
-1.01
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.06
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Papua New Guinea
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports -1.01 against -1.06 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s -1.8 -1.51 0.287 Papua New Guinea
1910s -1.8 -1.51 0.287 Papua New Guinea
1920s -1.8 -1.51 0.287 Papua New Guinea
1930s -1.8 -1.51 0.287 Papua New Guinea
1940s -1.26 -1.51 0.2509 Bangladesh
1950s 0.0006 -1.51 1.51 Bangladesh
1960s 1.47 -1.51 2.98 Bangladesh
1970s -1.34 0.031 1.37 Papua New Guinea
1980s -1.06 0.031 1.1 Papua New Guinea
1990s -1.06 0.031 1.1 Papua New Guinea
2000s -1.11 0.031 1.15 Papua New Guinea
2010s -1.46 -0.1397 1.32 Papua New Guinea
2020s -1.66 -0.8243 0.8348 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
Bangladesh, at -1.01 against -1.06 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
0.05, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for common good justifications score?
Bangladesh ranks 154th 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.