Barbados vs Malawi: Common Good Justifications Score
Barbados
1.66
in 2025
Malawi
1.6
in 2025
Barbados rank
25th
Malawi rank
27th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Barbados
- Malawi
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.66 against 1.6 in Malawi, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Barbados ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.69 | -2 | 0.694 | Malawi |
| 1910s | -2.69 | -2 | 0.694 | Malawi |
| 1920s | -2.29 | -2 | 0.2884 | Malawi |
| 1930s | -1.68 | -2 | 0.32 | Barbados |
| 1940s | -1.48 | -1.98 | 0.5014 | Barbados |
| 1950s | -0.8328 | -1.8 | 0.9652 | Barbados |
| 1960s | -0.2894 | -0.5057 | 0.2163 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 0.3754 | 0.0208 | 0.3546 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.513 | 0.009 | 0.504 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.12 | 0.0029 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.67 | 0.3699 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.39 | 0.204 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.19 | 0.464 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Barbados or Malawi?
- Barbados, at 1.66 against 1.6 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Barbados and Malawi?
- 0.06, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Malawi rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Barbados ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th 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.