Kenya vs Malaysia: Common Good Justifications Score
Kenya
0.863
in 2025
Malaysia
0.882
in 2025
Kenya rank
80th
Malaysia rank
77th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.882 against 0.863 in Kenya, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 77th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 10 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.82 | -1.99 | 0.165 | Kenya |
| 1910s | -1.82 | -1.99 | 0.165 | Kenya |
| 1920s | -1.82 | -1.99 | 0.165 | Kenya |
| 1930s | -1.82 | -1.99 | 0.165 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -1.74 | -2.06 | 0.3284 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -1.48 | -1.28 | 0.2037 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.5233 | -0.161 | 0.3623 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.017 | -0.269 | 0.286 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1874 | -0.269 | 0.4564 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.548 | -0.1025 | 0.6505 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7554 | 0.0732 | 0.6822 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8641 | 0.3923 | 0.4718 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8453 | 0.882 | 0.0367 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.882 against 0.863 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.019, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 77th 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.