Iran vs New Zealand: Common Good Justifications Score
Iran
0.032
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.006
in 2025
Iran rank
128th
New Zealand rank
131st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Iran
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.032 against -0.006 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.038.
That makes Iran's figure about 5.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iran ranks 128th and New Zealand ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.53 | 0.128 | 1.65 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | -1.65 | 0.128 | 1.77 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | -1.65 | 0.128 | 1.77 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | -1.65 | 0.19 | 1.84 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | -1.07 | 0.226 | 1.3 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | -0.2042 | 0.122 | 0.3262 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -0.7802 | 0.122 | 0.9022 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -0.5946 | 0.122 | 0.7166 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9139 | 0.7435 | 0.1704 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.8677 | 1.36 | 0.4973 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.932 | 1.36 | 0.433 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.7519 | 1.38 | 0.6251 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2865 | 1.2 | 0.916 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Iran or New Zealand?
- Iran, at 0.032 against -0.006 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Iran and New Zealand?
- 0.038, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and New Zealand rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Iran ranks 128th and New Zealand ranks 131st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.