Finland vs Portugal: Common Good Justifications Score
Finland
1.18
in 2025
Portugal
1.19
in 2025
Finland rank
55th
Portugal rank
53rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.19 against 1.18 in Finland, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.5054 | -3.38 | 2.87 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0359 | -1.75 | 1.78 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1.05 | -1.41 | 2.46 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.05 | -1.26 | 2.31 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.05 | -1.18 | 2.23 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.8044 | -1.16 | 1.97 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.919 | -1.29 | 2.2 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.1092 | 0.9298 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.8507 | 0.9371 | 0.0864 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.4812 | 1.18 | 0.7003 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.564 | 1.28 | 0.7125 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5652 | 1.61 | 1.05 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.5 | 0.1177 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.19 against 1.18 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.01, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Finland ranks 55th 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.