Bulgaria vs Serbia: Common Good Justifications Score
Bulgaria
0.58
in 2025
Serbia
0.497
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
99th
Serbia rank
102nd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.58 against 0.497 in Serbia, a difference of 0.083.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.9817 | -0.8432 | 0.1385 | Serbia |
| 1910s | -0.9838 | -0.982 | 0.0018 | Serbia |
| 1920s | -1.09 | -0.9518 | 0.1375 | Serbia |
| 1930s | -1.04 | -1.01 | 0.0303 | Serbia |
| 1940s | -0.9087 | -2.16 | 1.25 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | -0.4255 | -1.6 | 1.18 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | -0.404 | -1.21 | 0.803 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.04 | -1.21 | 2.25 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.4 | -1.21 | 2.61 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.7069 | -0.6014 | 1.31 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.15 | -0.2494 | 1.4 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8025 | -0.6064 | 1.41 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.6423 | -0.6943 | 1.34 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.58 against 0.497 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.083, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 102nd 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.