Lebanon vs Zimbabwe: Common Good Justifications Score
Lebanon
-0.273
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-0.355
in 2025
Lebanon rank
136th
Zimbabwe rank
139th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Lebanon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports -0.273 against -0.355 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.082.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 8 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.979 | -2.12 | 1.15 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | -0.979 | -2.12 | 1.15 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | -0.979 | -2.12 | 1.15 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | -1.19 | -2.12 | 0.9304 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | -1.27 | -1.59 | 0.3246 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | -1.1 | -1.61 | 0.5059 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | -0.976 | -1.63 | 0.656 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | -1.13 | 1.11 | 2.23 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.4446 | 0.8189 | 1.26 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.445 | 0.6928 | 1.14 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -0.2292 | 0.2239 | 0.4531 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.3363 | -0.6978 | 0.3615 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Lebanon or Zimbabwe?
- Lebanon, at -0.273 against -0.355 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Lebanon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.082, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Zimbabwe rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Lebanon ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 139th 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.