Italy vs Russia: Common Good Justifications Score
Italy
1.31
in 2025
Russia
1.4
in 2025
Italy rank
43rd
Russia rank
40th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Italy
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.4 against 1.31 in Italy, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Russia ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.2 | 0.052 | 1.25 | Russia |
| 1910s | -1.2 | 0.0495 | 1.24 | Russia |
| 1920s | -1.81 | 0.4291 | 2.24 | Russia |
| 1930s | -1.96 | 0.5943 | 2.56 | Russia |
| 1940s | -0.9006 | 0.821 | 1.72 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.76 | 0.8468 | 0.0868 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.76 | 0.854 | 0.094 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.76 | 0.854 | 0.094 | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.9645 | 1.26 | 0.2949 | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.69 | 0.5254 | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.74 | 0.5744 | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.5 | 0.2677 | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.68 | 0.2582 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Italy or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.4 against 1.31 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Italy and Russia?
- 0.09, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Russia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Russia ranks 40th 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.