Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Common Good Justifications Score
Cape Verde
1.84
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
20th
Lesotho rank
17th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 1.84 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -2.43 | 0.009 | 2.44 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -2.43 | 0.2394 | 2.67 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | -0.982 | -0.6099 | 0.3721 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.719 | -0.8468 | 1.57 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 0.0891 | 1.32 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.375 | 1.11 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 0.7169 | 1.08 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.94 | 1.25 | 0.6882 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 1.84 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0.16, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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.