Iran vs South Africa: Common Good Justifications Score
Iran
0.032
in 2025
South Africa
0.013
in 2025
Iran rank
128th
South Africa rank
129th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.032 against 0.013 in South Africa, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Iran ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.53 | -0.665 | 0.8602 | South Africa |
| 1910s | -1.65 | -0.665 | 0.982 | South Africa |
| 1920s | -1.65 | -0.665 | 0.982 | South Africa |
| 1930s | -1.65 | -0.665 | 0.982 | South Africa |
| 1940s | -1.07 | -0.665 | 0.4059 | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.2042 | -0.665 | 0.4608 | Iran |
| 1960s | -0.7802 | -0.665 | 0.1152 | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.5946 | -0.665 | 0.0704 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.9139 | -0.6483 | 1.56 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.8677 | 1.48 | 0.6162 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.932 | 1.27 | 0.3388 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7519 | 1.11 | 0.3541 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2865 | 0.3327 | 0.0462 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Iran or South Africa?
- Iran, at 0.032 against 0.013 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Iran and South Africa?
- 0.019, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Iran ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 129th 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.