Benin vs Colombia: Common Good Justifications Score
Benin
0.408
in 2025
Colombia
0.423
in 2025
Benin rank
109th
Colombia rank
106th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Benin
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.423 against 0.408 in Benin, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 109th and Colombia ranks 106th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 10 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.052 | -1.5 | 1.55 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.052 | -1.85 | 1.9 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.052 | -1.85 | 1.9 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.052 | 0.5978 | 0.5458 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.052 | -0.9157 | 0.9677 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.052 | -2.29 | 2.34 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.279 | -1.12 | 1.39 | Benin |
| 1970s | -0.0857 | -0.9046 | 0.8189 | Benin |
| 1980s | -0.242 | 0.0706 | 0.3126 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.22 | 0.1602 | 2.06 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 0.6852 | 1.69 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.08 | 0.6934 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.5275 | 0.8613 | 0.3338 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Benin or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.423 against 0.408 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Benin and Colombia?
- 0.015, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Colombia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Colombia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Benin ranks 109th and Colombia ranks 106th 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.