Colombia vs Iraq: Common Good Justifications Score
Colombia
0.423
in 2025
Iraq
0.469
in 2025
Colombia rank
106th
Iraq rank
104th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.469 against 0.423 in Colombia, a difference of 0.046.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.5 | 0.291 | 1.79 | Iraq |
| 1910s | -1.85 | 0.3525 | 2.2 | Iraq |
| 1920s | -1.85 | -1.42 | 0.431 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.5978 | -1.23 | 1.82 | Colombia |
| 1940s | -0.9157 | -1.23 | 0.3113 | Colombia |
| 1950s | -2.29 | -1.24 | 1.05 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.12 | -1.53 | 0.4146 | Colombia |
| 1970s | -0.9046 | -0.4915 | 0.4131 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.0706 | -1.5 | 1.57 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.1602 | -1.79 | 1.95 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.6852 | -1.3 | 1.99 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.08 | -0.9351 | 2.01 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8613 | -0.3025 | 1.16 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Colombia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.469 against 0.423 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Colombia and Iraq?
- 0.046, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 104th 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.