Barbados vs Taiwan: Common Good Justifications Score
Barbados
1.66
in 2025
Taiwan
1.77
in 2025
Barbados rank
25th
Taiwan rank
23rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Barbados
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.77 against 1.66 in Barbados, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Barbados ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.69 | -0.814 | 1.88 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | -2.69 | -0.7929 | 1.9 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | -2.29 | -0.603 | 1.69 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | -1.68 | -0.2757 | 1.4 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | -1.48 | 0.5128 | 1.99 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | -0.8328 | 0.55 | 1.38 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | -0.2894 | 0.5573 | 0.8467 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.3754 | 0.8073 | 0.4319 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.513 | 1.02 | 0.5118 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.9343 | 0.1807 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.01 | 0.293 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0.7607 | 0.8376 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.74 | 0.0853 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Barbados or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.77 against 1.66 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Barbados and Taiwan?
- 0.11, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Taiwan rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Barbados ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 23rd 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.