Equatorial Guinea vs Hong Kong: Common Good Justifications Score

Equatorial Guinea
-2.24
in 2025
Hong Kong
-2.01
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
171st
Hong Kong rank
168th

Common Good Justifications Score over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Hong Kong
-4-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports -2.01 against -2.24 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.23.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st and Hong Kong ranks 168th of 175 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1900s -3.63 -1.28 2.35 Hong Kong
1910s -3.63 -1.28 2.35 Hong Kong
1920s -3.63 -1.28 2.35 Hong Kong
1930s -3.63 -1.28 2.35 Hong Kong
1940s -3.63 -1.94 1.69 Hong Kong
1950s -3.63 -1.28 2.34 Hong Kong
1960s -2.39 -0.8144 1.57 Hong Kong
1970s -3.51 -0.0988 3.41 Hong Kong
1980s -1.78 -0.064 1.71 Hong Kong
1990s -1.78 0.1385 1.91 Hong Kong
2000s -1.78 -0.031 1.75 Hong Kong
2010s -1.75 -0.347 1.4 Hong Kong
2020s -2.24 -2.04 0.1913 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at -2.01 against -2.24 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
0.23, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong rank globally for common good justifications score?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st and Hong Kong ranks 168th 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.