Israel vs Japan: Common Good Justifications Score
Israel
1.05
in 2025
Japan
1.05
in 2025
Israel rank
69th
Japan rank
68th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Israel, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 69th and Japan ranks 68th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.291 | 0.949 | 0.658 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.3525 | 0.949 | 0.5965 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.03 | 1.12 | 0.0836 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.21 | 0.1484 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 1.21 | 0.0354 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.42 | 0.072 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.26 | 0.3414 | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.15 | 0.511 | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.16 | 0.6041 | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.05 | 0.514 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Israel and Japan?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Israel ranks 69th 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.