Ethiopia vs Portugal: Common Good Justifications Score
Ethiopia
1.22
in 2025
Portugal
1.19
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
50th
Portugal rank
53rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Portugal
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.22 against 1.19 in Portugal, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.15 | -3.38 | 2.23 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | -1.15 | -1.75 | 0.5956 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | -1.15 | -1.41 | 0.258 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | -1.58 | -1.26 | 0.3147 | Portugal |
| 1940s | -1.09 | -1.18 | 0.0854 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | -0.915 | -1.16 | 0.247 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | -0.915 | -1.29 | 0.3703 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | -0.2357 | 0.1092 | 0.3449 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.32 | 0.9371 | 0.6171 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8604 | 1.18 | 0.3211 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.946 | 1.28 | 0.3305 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.61 | 0.2394 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0038 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Ethiopia or Portugal?
- Ethiopia, at 1.22 against 1.19 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Ethiopia and Portugal?
- 0.03, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Portugal rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Ethiopia ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 53rd 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.