Bulgaria vs Gambia: Common Good Justifications Score
Bulgaria
0.58
in 2025
Gambia
0.606
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
99th
Gambia rank
96th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.606 against 0.58 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.026.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Gambia ranks 96th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.9817 | -0.212 | 0.7697 | Gambia |
| 1910s | -0.9838 | -0.212 | 0.7718 | Gambia |
| 1920s | -1.09 | -0.212 | 0.8773 | Gambia |
| 1930s | -1.04 | -0.212 | 0.8327 | Gambia |
| 1940s | -0.9087 | -0.243 | 0.6657 | Gambia |
| 1950s | -0.4255 | -0.213 | 0.2125 | Gambia |
| 1960s | -0.404 | 0.0205 | 0.4245 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.134 | 0.9068 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 0.134 | 1.27 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.7069 | -0.2886 | 0.9955 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.15 | -0.607 | 1.75 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8025 | -0.2696 | 1.07 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.6423 | 0.606 | 0.0363 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bulgaria or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.606 against 0.58 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 0.026, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Gambia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Gambia ranks 96th 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.