Ghana vs Panama: Common Good Justifications Score
Ghana
0.491
in 2025
Panama
0.443
in 2025
Ghana rank
103rd
Panama rank
105th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Ghana
- Panama
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.491 against 0.443 in Panama, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 105th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 12 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.93 | -2.6 | 0.6663 | Ghana |
| 1910s | -1.93 | -2.48 | 0.546 | Ghana |
| 1920s | -1.93 | -2.48 | 0.546 | Ghana |
| 1930s | -1.93 | -2.02 | 0.0875 | Ghana |
| 1940s | -1.43 | -1.75 | 0.3241 | Ghana |
| 1950s | -0.3252 | -1.81 | 1.48 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.6978 | -1.09 | 1.78 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.6314 | 0.783 | 0.1516 | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.4502 | -0.9428 | 1.39 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 0.0565 | 1.11 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 0.4536 | 1.32 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 0.5617 | 0.9145 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.9547 | 0.3345 | 0.6202 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Ghana or Panama?
- Ghana, at 0.491 against 0.443 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Ghana and Panama?
- 0.048, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Panama rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Ghana ranks 103rd and Panama ranks 105th 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.