Belgium vs Ghana: Common Good Justifications Score
Belgium
0.551
in 2025
Ghana
0.491
in 2025
Belgium rank
101st
Ghana rank
103rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Belgium
- Ghana
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.551 against 0.491 in Ghana, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 103rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.62 | -1.93 | 3.55 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.27 | -1.93 | 3.2 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.59 | -1.93 | 3.52 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1.59 | -1.93 | 3.52 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7114 | -1.43 | 2.14 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.63 | -0.3252 | 1.95 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.54 | 0.6978 | 0.8392 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 0.6314 | 0.7676 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 0.4502 | 0.9488 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.17 | 0.1092 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.77 | 0.576 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.48 | 0.2702 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8138 | 0.9547 | 0.1408 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Belgium or Ghana?
- Belgium, at 0.551 against 0.491 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Belgium and Ghana?
- 0.06, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ghana rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Belgium ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 103rd 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.