Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Common Good Justifications Score
Burkina Faso
0.761
in 2025
Nigeria
0.769
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
88th
Nigeria rank
87th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.769 against 0.761 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.5 | -0.376 | 1.13 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | -1.5 | -0.376 | 1.13 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | -1.5 | -0.376 | 1.13 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | -0.329 | -0.376 | 0.047 | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | -0.329 | -0.103 | 0.226 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.0942 | 0.7245 | 0.6303 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.121 | 0.4777 | 0.3567 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5812 | 0.6822 | 0.101 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9879 | 0.4909 | 0.497 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 0.792 | 1.08 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 0.8582 | 0.5981 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 0.7137 | 0.4873 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.769 against 0.761 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.008, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.