Japan vs Vanuatu: Common Good Justifications Score
Japan
1.05
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.07
in 2025
Japan rank
68th
Vanuatu rank
65th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Japan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.07 against 1.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 68th and Vanuatu ranks 65th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.949 | -3.1 | 4.05 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.949 | -3.1 | 4.05 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.949 | -3.1 | 4.05 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.949 | -3.1 | 4.05 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.991 | -3.1 | 4.09 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.12 | -3.1 | 4.22 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.21 | -3.1 | 4.31 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.21 | -3.1 | 4.31 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.42 | 2.25 | 0.836 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 2.25 | 0.995 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.216 | 0.935 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.2998 | 0.8582 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.9923 | 0.0607 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Japan or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.07 against 1.05 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Japan and Vanuatu?
- 0.02, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vanuatu rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Japan ranks 68th and Vanuatu ranks 65th 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.