Bhutan vs Malaysia: Common Good Justifications Score
Bhutan
0.881
in 2025
Malaysia
0.882
in 2025
Bhutan rank
79th
Malaysia rank
77th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.882 against 0.881 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.82 | -1.99 | 0.8331 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -0.912 | -1.99 | 1.07 | Bhutan |
| 1920s | -0.912 | -1.99 | 1.07 | Bhutan |
| 1930s | -0.912 | -1.99 | 1.07 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | -0.912 | -2.06 | 1.15 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | -0.2101 | -1.28 | 1.07 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.037 | -0.161 | 0.198 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.037 | -0.269 | 0.306 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.037 | -0.269 | 0.306 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.118 | -0.1025 | 0.2205 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.0732 | 0.9487 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 0.3923 | 1.46 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 0.882 | 0.6322 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.882 against 0.881 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.001, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bhutan ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 77th 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.