Indonesia vs Laos: Common Good Justifications Score
Indonesia
-0.294
in 2025
Laos
-0.217
in 2025
Indonesia rank
137th
Laos rank
135th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Indonesia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.217 against -0.294 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.077.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 137th and Laos ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 11 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.757 | -3.55 | 2.79 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | -0.757 | -3.55 | 2.79 | Indonesia |
| 1920s | -0.757 | -3.55 | 2.79 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | -0.757 | -3.55 | 2.79 | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.5217 | -2.72 | 3.24 | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 1.84 | -1.52 | 3.37 | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.2964 | -1.52 | 1.82 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.5455 | -0.6033 | 1.15 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.449 | 0.598 | 0.149 | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.5638 | 0.598 | 0.0342 | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.598 | 0.8958 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 0.716 | 0.5364 | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.1178 | 0.9358 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Indonesia or Laos?
- Laos, at -0.217 against -0.294 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Indonesia and Laos?
- 0.077, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Laos rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Indonesia ranks 137th and Laos ranks 135th 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.