Japan vs Netherlands: Common Good Justifications Score
Japan
1.05
in 2025
Netherlands
1.06
in 2025
Japan rank
68th
Netherlands rank
66th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.06 against 1.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 66th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.949 | -0.238 | 1.19 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.949 | -0.238 | 1.19 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.949 | -0.238 | 1.19 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.949 | -0.1449 | 1.09 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.991 | 0.7654 | 0.2256 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.0074 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.21 | 1.39 | 0.1729 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1.73 | 0.5134 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.33 | 0.09 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.57 | 0.3114 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.69 | 0.5428 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.72 | 0.5665 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.52 | 0.4647 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.06 against 1.05 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Japan ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 66th 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.