North Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Common good justifications score

North Korea
-0.908
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.754
in 2025
North Korea rank
151st
Saudi Arabia rank
148th

Common good justifications score over time

  • North Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
-3-2-10190019622025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports -0.754 against -0.908 in North Korea, a difference of 0.154.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1940s -0.2636 -1.26 1 North Korea
1950s -0.8096 -1.26 0.4544 North Korea
1960s -0.383 -1.26 0.881 North Korea
1970s -1.15 -1.26 0.1138 North Korea
1980s -1.16 -1.26 0.108 North Korea
1990s -1.45 -1.26 0.1908 Saudi Arabia
2000s -1.38 -1.26 0.119 Saudi Arabia
2010s -0.9639 -1.19 0.229 North Korea
2020s -0.908 -0.8275 0.0805 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher common good justifications score, North Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at -0.754 against -0.908 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in common good justifications score between North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
0.154, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for common good justifications score?
North Korea ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Common good justifications score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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