North Korea vs Somalia: Common Good Justifications Score
North Korea
-0.908
in 2025
Somalia
-0.761
in 2025
North Korea rank
151st
Somalia rank
149th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- North Korea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -0.761 against -0.908 in North Korea, a difference of 0.147.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 149th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.8 | -3.23 | 0.43 | North Korea |
| 1910s | -2.8 | -3.23 | 0.43 | North Korea |
| 1940s | -0.2636 | -2.94 | 2.68 | North Korea |
| 1950s | -0.8096 | -2.03 | 1.22 | North Korea |
| 1960s | -0.383 | -0.988 | 0.605 | North Korea |
| 1970s | -1.15 | -1.69 | 0.5398 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -1.16 | -1.69 | 0.534 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -1.45 | -2.86 | 1.4 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -1.38 | -2.14 | 0.7605 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.9639 | -1.14 | 0.1779 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.908 | -0.881 | 0.027 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, North Korea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -0.761 against -0.908 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between North Korea and Somalia?
- 0.147, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- North Korea ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 149th 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.