Fiji vs Laos: Common Good Justifications Score
Fiji
-0.315
in 2025
Laos
-0.217
in 2025
Fiji rank
138th
Laos rank
135th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Fiji
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.217 against -0.315 in Fiji, a difference of 0.098.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 138th and Laos ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.251 | -3.55 | 3.3 | Fiji |
| 1910s | -0.251 | -3.55 | 3.3 | Fiji |
| 1920s | -0.251 | -3.55 | 3.3 | Fiji |
| 1930s | -0.251 | -3.55 | 3.3 | Fiji |
| 1940s | -0.251 | -2.72 | 2.47 | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0.1078 | -1.52 | 1.63 | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.347 | -1.52 | 1.87 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 0.826 | -0.6033 | 1.43 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.4186 | 0.598 | 0.1794 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.293 | 0.598 | 0.305 | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.6308 | 0.598 | 1.23 | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0619 | 0.716 | 0.6541 | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.1105 | 0.1178 | 0.2283 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Fiji or Laos?
- Laos, at -0.217 against -0.315 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Fiji and Laos?
- 0.098, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Fiji ranks 138th and Laos ranks 135th 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
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.