Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Common Good Justifications Score
Costa Rica
2.04
in 2025
Seychelles
2.14
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Seychelles rank
12th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.14 against 2.04 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.603 | -2.43 | 3.03 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.603 | -2.43 | 3.03 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.696 | -2.43 | 3.12 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.696 | -2.43 | 3.12 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.29 | -1.91 | 3.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2.16 | -0.499 | 2.66 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.16 | -0.499 | 2.66 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.16 | -0.0496 | 2.21 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.16 | 0.215 | 1.95 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 0.4663 | 1.69 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 0.5487 | 1.84 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 0.676 | 1.66 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.76 | 0.2437 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 2.14 against 2.04 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 0.1, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Seychelles ranks 12th 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.