Chile vs South Korea: Common Good Justifications Score

Chile

2.69

in 2025

South Korea

2.55

in 2025

Chile rank

2nd

South Korea rank

5th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

Chile
South Korea

How they compare

Chile currently reports 2.69 against 2.55 in South Korea, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 5th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Common Good Justifications Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.