El Salvador vs Gabon: Common Good Justifications Score
El Salvador
0.402
in 2025
Gabon
0.37
in 2025
El Salvador rank
111th
Gabon rank
113th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.402 against 0.37 in Gabon, a difference of 0.032.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Gabon ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.75 | -2.69 | 0.936 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | -1.75 | -2.69 | 0.936 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | -2.2 | -2.69 | 0.4836 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | -2.36 | -1.11 | 1.25 | Gabon |
| 1950s | -2.36 | 0.606 | 2.96 | Gabon |
| 1960s | -2.11 | 0.7214 | 2.83 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -2.42 | 0.616 | 3.04 | Gabon |
| 1980s | -2.07 | 0.616 | 2.68 | Gabon |
| 1990s | -1.17 | 1.53 | 2.7 | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.0741 | 1.59 | 1.66 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.8636 | 1.42 | 0.5571 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.5475 | 0.5103 | 0.0372 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 0.402 against 0.37 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.032, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for common good justifications score?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Gabon ranks 113th 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.