Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Common Good Justifications Score
Kenya
0.863
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.841
in 2025
Kenya rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.863 against 0.841 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.82 | -1.94 | 0.117 | Kenya |
| 1910s | -1.82 | -1.94 | 0.117 | Kenya |
| 1920s | -1.82 | -1.94 | 0.117 | Kenya |
| 1930s | -1.82 | -1.94 | 0.117 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -1.74 | -1.94 | 0.202 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -1.48 | -1.9 | 0.4236 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.5233 | -1.32 | 0.7967 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.017 | -1.32 | 1.34 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1874 | -1.32 | 1.51 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.548 | -1.32 | 1.87 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7554 | -1.18 | 1.94 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8641 | -0.2468 | 1.11 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8453 | 1.3 | 0.4588 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 0.863 against 0.841 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.022, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd 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.