Bulgaria vs Hungary: Common Good Justifications Score
Bulgaria
0.58
in 2025
Hungary
0.595
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
99th
Hungary rank
97th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.595 against 0.58 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Hungary ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 97th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.05 | 0.781 | 1.83 | Hungary |
| 1920s | -1.09 | -0.3182 | 0.7711 | Hungary |
| 1930s | -1.04 | -0.2891 | 0.7556 | Hungary |
| 1940s | -0.9087 | 0.6235 | 1.53 | Hungary |
| 1950s | -0.4255 | 1.28 | 1.71 | Hungary |
| 1960s | -0.404 | 1.21 | 1.61 | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.36 | 0.3232 | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.43 | 0.0294 | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.7069 | 0.348 | 0.3589 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.348 | 0.7978 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8025 | 0.8131 | 0.0106 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.6423 | 0.595 | 0.0473 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.595 against 0.58 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 0.015, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Hungary ranks 97th 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.