Brazil vs Jamaica: Common Good Justifications Score
Brazil
1.4
in 2025
Jamaica
1.44
in 2025
Brazil rank
41st
Jamaica rank
39th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.44 against 1.4 in Brazil, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 39th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.232 | -0.119 | 0.113 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | -0.232 | -0.119 | 0.113 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | -0.232 | -0.119 | 0.113 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 1.05 | -0.119 | 1.17 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 1.26 | 0.2669 | 0.9885 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 1.56 | 0.5998 | 0.9562 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.21 | 0.7032 | 0.5096 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.984 | 1.59 | 0.6067 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.7961 | 0.2594 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.01 | 0.218 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.01 | 0.649 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9646 | 1.13 | 0.1616 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.97 | 1.26 | 0.2937 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.44 against 1.4 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.04, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 39th 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.