Statizoid

Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Common Good Justifications Score

Costa Rica
2.04
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Lesotho rank
17th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
-10123190019622025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.04 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.039.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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
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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.