Iraq vs Panama: Common Good Justifications Score
Iraq
0.469
in 2025
Panama
0.443
in 2025
Iraq rank
104th
Panama rank
105th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Iraq
- Panama
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.469 against 0.443 in Panama, a difference of 0.026.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 104th and Panama ranks 105th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.291 | -2.6 | 2.89 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.3525 | -2.48 | 2.83 | Iraq |
| 1920s | -1.42 | -2.48 | 1.06 | Iraq |
| 1930s | -1.23 | -2.02 | 0.7905 | Iraq |
| 1940s | -1.23 | -1.75 | 0.5267 | Iraq |
| 1950s | -1.24 | -1.81 | 0.5704 | Iraq |
| 1960s | -1.53 | -1.09 | 0.4441 | Panama |
| 1970s | -0.4915 | 0.783 | 1.27 | Panama |
| 1980s | -1.5 | -0.9428 | 0.5582 | Panama |
| 1990s | -1.79 | 0.0565 | 1.85 | Panama |
| 2000s | -1.3 | 0.4536 | 1.75 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.9351 | 0.5617 | 1.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.3025 | 0.3345 | 0.637 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Iraq or Panama?
- Iraq, at 0.469 against 0.443 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Iraq and Panama?
- 0.026, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Panama rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Iraq ranks 104th and Panama ranks 105th 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.