Ireland vs Japan: Common Good Justifications Score
Ireland
0.994
in 2025
Japan
1.05
in 2025
Ireland rank
70th
Japan rank
68th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.05 against 0.994 in Ireland, a difference of 0.056.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 70th and Japan ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.175 | 0.949 | 1.12 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.4466 | 0.949 | 0.5024 | Japan |
| 1920s | -0.7848 | 0.949 | 1.73 | Japan |
| 1930s | -0.116 | 0.949 | 1.07 | Japan |
| 1940s | -0.116 | 0.991 | 1.11 | Japan |
| 1950s | -0.116 | 1.12 | 1.23 | Japan |
| 1960s | -0.116 | 1.21 | 1.33 | Japan |
| 1970s | -0.116 | 1.21 | 1.33 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7246 | 1.42 | 0.6914 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.818 | 1.26 | 0.439 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.818 | 1.15 | 0.333 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8984 | 1.16 | 0.2596 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9172 | 1.05 | 0.1358 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Ireland or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.05 against 0.994 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.056, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Ireland ranks 70th and Japan ranks 68th 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.