Germany vs Malta: Common Good Justifications Score
Germany
1.8
in 2025
Malta
1.81
in 2025
Germany rank
22nd
Malta rank
21st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Germany
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.81 against 1.8 in Germany, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Germany ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 21st of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.257 | 0.8 | 1.06 | Malta |
| 1910s | -0.1395 | 0.8 | 0.9395 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.343 | 0.8 | 0.457 | Malta |
| 1930s | -0.4696 | 0.8 | 1.27 | Malta |
| 1940s | -0.878 | 0.8 | 1.68 | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.03 | 1.56 | 0.469 | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.56 | 0.469 | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.37 | 0.5965 | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.72 | 0.0783 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Germany or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.81 against 1.8 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Germany and Malta?
- 0.01, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malta?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malta rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Germany ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 21st 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.