Chile vs Uruguay: Common Good Justifications Score
Chile
2.69
in 2025
Uruguay
2.95
in 2025
Chile rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
1st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.95 against 2.69 in Chile, a difference of 0.26.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Chile ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.906 | 0.1907 | 1.1 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -0.738 | 0.744 | 1.48 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -0.0707 | 1.54 | 1.61 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.0264 | 0.3691 | 0.3427 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1212 | 0.259 | 0.1378 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -0.004 | 0.259 | 0.263 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.663 | 0.1492 | 0.5138 | Chile |
| 1970s | -0.6414 | -1.01 | 0.3724 | Chile |
| 1980s | -1.1 | -0.2936 | 0.8054 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 0.515 | 1.46 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.27 | 0.8152 | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.0208 | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 1.79 | 0.709 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.95 against 2.69 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.26, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Chile ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st 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.