Guatemala vs Vietnam: Common Good Justifications Score
Guatemala
0.036
in 2025
Vietnam
0.054
in 2025
Guatemala rank
127th
Vietnam rank
125th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Guatemala
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.054 against 0.036 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.5 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Vietnam ahead.
Guatemala ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 125th of 175 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.27 | 1.16 | 2.43 | Vietnam |
| 1980s | -0.7748 | 1.19 | 1.97 | Vietnam |
| 1990s | -0.0371 | 0.9772 | 1.01 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.051 | 0.9583 | 0.9073 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | -0.2019 | 0.8408 | 1.04 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.1615 | 0.2643 | 0.1028 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Guatemala or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.054 against 0.036 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Guatemala and Vietnam?
- 0.018, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Vietnam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Vietnam rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Guatemala ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 125th 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.