Denmark vs South Korea: Common Good Justifications Score
Denmark
2.65
in 2025
South Korea
2.55
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
South Korea rank
5th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.65 against 2.55 in South Korea, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.4 | -2.8 | 5.19 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.31 | -2.8 | 5.11 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.22 | -2.8 | 5.02 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2.22 | -2.8 | 5.02 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.8 | -2.43 | 4.23 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2.22 | -2.27 | 4.49 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.22 | -1.81 | 4.03 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.35 | -1.84 | 4.19 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.4 | -1.05 | 3.45 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1.95 | 0.4503 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2.33 | 0.0676 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 1.86 | 0.5196 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 1.81 | 0.8408 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Denmark or South Korea?
- Denmark, at 2.65 against 2.55 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Denmark and South Korea?
- 0.1, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th 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.