Benin vs El Salvador: Common Good Justifications Score
Benin
0.408
in 2025
El Salvador
0.402
in 2025
Benin rank
109th
El Salvador rank
111th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.408 against 0.402 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 109th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 12 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.052 | -1.75 | 1.8 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.052 | -1.75 | 1.8 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.052 | -1.75 | 1.8 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.052 | -2.2 | 2.25 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.052 | -2.36 | 2.41 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.052 | -2.36 | 2.41 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.279 | -2.11 | 2.38 | Benin |
| 1970s | -0.0857 | -2.42 | 2.34 | Benin |
| 1980s | -0.242 | -2.07 | 1.82 | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.22 | -1.17 | 3.39 | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.38 | -0.0741 | 2.45 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 0.8636 | 0.9079 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.5275 | 0.5475 | 0.02 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 0.408 against 0.402 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Benin and El Salvador?
- 0.006, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Benin ranks 109th and El Salvador ranks 111th 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.