Which has higher common good justifications score, Benin or United States?

United States, at 0.414 against 0.408 in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in common good justifications score between Benin and United States?

0.006, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

Benin vs United States: Common Good Justifications Score

Benin

0.408

in 2025

United States

0.414

in 2025

Benin rank

109th

United States rank

107th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

Benin
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.414 against 0.408 in Benin, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

Benin ranks 109th and United States ranks 107th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and United States in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.052	0.522	0.47	United States
1910s	0.052	0.6442	0.5922	United States
1920s	0.052	0.5024	0.4504	United States
1930s	0.052	1.13	1.07	United States
1940s	0.052	1.13	1.08	United States
1950s	0.052	0.9385	0.8865	United States
1960s	0.279	1.17	0.8928	United States
1970s	-0.0857	1.52	1.61	United States
1980s	-0.242	1.55	1.79	United States
1990s	2.22	1.79	0.4266	Benin
2000s	2.38	1.56	0.8172	Benin
2010s	1.77	1.17	0.5987	Benin
2020s	0.5275	1.07	0.5415	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Benin or United States?: United States, at 0.414 against 0.408 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Benin and United States?: 0.006, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and United States rank globally for common good justifications score?: Benin ranks 109th and United States ranks 107th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Common Good Justifications Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.