Bhutan vs Latvia: Common Good Justifications Score
Bhutan
0.881
in 2025
Latvia
0.85
in 2025
Bhutan rank
79th
Latvia rank
82nd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bhutan
- Latvia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.881 against 0.85 in Latvia, a difference of 0.031.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 79th and Latvia ranks 82nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.82 | 0.052 | 2.87 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -0.912 | 0.0495 | 0.9615 | Latvia |
| 1920s | -0.912 | 1.12 | 2.03 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -0.912 | 0.6716 | 1.58 | Latvia |
| 1940s | -0.912 | 0.821 | 1.73 | Latvia |
| 1950s | -0.2101 | 0.8468 | 1.06 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.037 | 0.854 | 0.817 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.037 | 0.854 | 0.817 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.037 | 1.26 | 1.22 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.118 | 0.6613 | 0.5433 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.3272 | 0.6947 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.1 | 0.755 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.06 | 0.4575 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bhutan or Latvia?
- Bhutan, at 0.881 against 0.85 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bhutan and Latvia?
- 0.031, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latvia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Latvia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bhutan ranks 79th and Latvia ranks 82nd 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.