Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Common Good Justifications Score

Ecuador
1.16
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1.12
in 2025
Ecuador rank
58th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
61st

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Ecuador
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.16 against 1.12 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 61st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s -1.54 -2.21 0.671 Ecuador
1910s -1.92 -2.21 0.2956 Ecuador
1920s -1.86 -2.21 0.3496 Ecuador
1930s -1.92 -2.21 0.2963 Ecuador
1940s -1.35 -2.21 0.8627 Ecuador
1950s -0.8196 -2.21 1.39 Ecuador
1960s -1.27 -1.14 0.1274 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s -1.2 -0.154 1.05 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.0646 -0.154 0.2186 Ecuador
1990s -0.0155 -0.154 0.1385 Ecuador
2000s 0.3811 0.698 0.3169 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 1.3 0.85 0.4483 Ecuador
2020s 1.03 1.12 0.0863 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago?
Ecuador, at 1.16 against 1.12 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.04, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for common good justifications score?
Ecuador ranks 58th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 61st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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

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
Last refreshed

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.