Iraq vs United States: Common Good Justifications Score
Iraq
0.469
in 2025
United States
0.414
in 2025
Iraq rank
104th
United States rank
107th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Iraq
- United States
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.469 against 0.414 in United States, a difference of 0.055.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Iraq ranks 104th and United States ranks 107th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.291 | 0.522 | 0.231 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.3525 | 0.6442 | 0.2917 | United States |
| 1920s | -1.42 | 0.5024 | 1.92 | United States |
| 1930s | -1.23 | 1.13 | 2.35 | United States |
| 1940s | -1.23 | 1.13 | 2.36 | United States |
| 1950s | -1.24 | 0.9385 | 2.18 | United States |
| 1960s | -1.53 | 1.17 | 2.7 | United States |
| 1970s | -0.4915 | 1.52 | 2.01 | United States |
| 1980s | -1.5 | 1.55 | 3.05 | United States |
| 1990s | -1.79 | 1.79 | 3.58 | United States |
| 2000s | -1.3 | 1.56 | 2.86 | United States |
| 2010s | -0.9351 | 1.17 | 2.11 | United States |
| 2020s | -0.3025 | 1.07 | 1.37 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Iraq or United States?
- Iraq, at 0.469 against 0.414 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Iraq and United States?
- 0.055, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and United States rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Iraq ranks 104th and United States ranks 107th 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.