Equatorial Guinea vs Venezuela: Common Good Justifications Score
Equatorial Guinea
-2.24
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.49
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
171st
Venezuela rank
173rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports -2.24 against -2.49 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st and Venezuela ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.63 | -1.56 | 2.07 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | -3.63 | -1.88 | 1.75 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | -3.63 | -1.88 | 1.75 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | -3.63 | -1.17 | 2.45 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | -3.63 | 0.4947 | 4.12 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | -3.63 | 0.3385 | 3.96 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | -2.39 | 1.56 | 3.94 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -3.51 | 2.08 | 5.58 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -1.78 | 2.08 | 3.85 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -1.78 | 2.28 | 4.06 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -1.78 | 0.071 | 1.85 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -1.75 | -1.25 | 0.5017 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | -2.24 | -2.2 | 0.0325 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Equatorial Guinea or Venezuela?
- Equatorial Guinea, at -2.24 against -2.49 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela?
- 0.25, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Venezuela rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st and Venezuela ranks 173rd 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.