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.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.906 | -2.8 | 1.89 | Chile |
| 1910s | -0.738 | -2.8 | 2.06 | Chile |
| 1920s | -0.0707 | -2.8 | 2.73 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.0264 | -2.8 | 2.82 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.1212 | -2.43 | 2.55 | Chile |
| 1950s | -0.004 | -2.27 | 2.27 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.663 | -1.81 | 2.47 | Chile |
| 1970s | -0.6414 | -1.84 | 1.2 | Chile |
| 1980s | -1.1 | -1.05 | 0.0519 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 1.95 | 0.0221 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 2.33 | 0.2444 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.86 | 0.0931 | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 1.81 | 0.6908 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Chile or South Korea?
- Chile, at 2.69 against 2.55 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Chile and South Korea?
- 0.14, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Chile ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 5th 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.