Guatemala vs South Africa: Common Good Justifications Score
Guatemala
0.036
in 2025
South Africa
0.013
in 2025
Guatemala rank
127th
South Africa rank
129th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Guatemala
- South Africa
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.036 against 0.013 in South Africa, a difference of 0.023.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 2.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Guatemala ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 129th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.33 | -0.665 | 0.668 | South Africa |
| 1910s | -1.33 | -0.665 | 0.668 | South Africa |
| 1920s | -0.7606 | -0.665 | 0.0956 | South Africa |
| 1930s | -1.53 | -0.665 | 0.868 | South Africa |
| 1940s | -0.0282 | -0.665 | 0.6368 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.0135 | -0.665 | 0.6785 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | -1.24 | -0.665 | 0.571 | South Africa |
| 1970s | -1.13 | -0.665 | 0.4614 | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.7748 | -0.6483 | 0.1265 | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0371 | 1.48 | 1.52 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.051 | 1.27 | 1.22 | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.2019 | 1.11 | 1.31 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1615 | 0.3327 | 0.1712 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Guatemala or South Africa?
- Guatemala, at 0.036 against 0.013 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Guatemala and South Africa?
- 0.023, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Guatemala ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 129th 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.