China vs Tanzania: Common Good Justifications Score
China
0.325
in 2025
Tanzania
0.35
in 2025
China rank
118th
Tanzania rank
116th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- China
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.35 against 0.325 in China, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was China ahead.
China ranks 118th and Tanzania ranks 116th of 175 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.989 | -3.24 | 4.23 | China |
| 1920s | 0.9872 | -3.24 | 4.23 | China |
| 1930s | 0.8592 | -3.24 | 4.1 | China |
| 1940s | 0.8802 | -3.24 | 4.12 | China |
| 1950s | 1.11 | -3.07 | 4.18 | China |
| 1960s | 0.9816 | 0.0871 | 0.8945 | China |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.566 | 0.4491 | China |
| 1980s | 1.88 | 0.4367 | 1.45 | China |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 0.4448 | 1.35 | China |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 0.794 | 1.6 | China |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 0.8169 | 1.15 | China |
| 2020s | 0.6153 | 0.6133 | 0.002 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, China or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.35 against 0.325 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between China and Tanzania?
- 0.025, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do China and Tanzania rank globally for common good justifications score?
- China ranks 118th and Tanzania ranks 116th 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.