Lithuania vs Malta: Common Good Justifications Score
Lithuania
1.68
in 2025
Malta
1.81
in 2025
Lithuania rank
24th
Malta rank
21st
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Lithuania
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.81 against 1.68 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Lithuania ranks 24th and Malta ranks 21st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.052 | 0.8 | 0.748 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.0369 | 0.8 | 0.7631 | Malta |
| 1920s | -0.3848 | 0.8 | 1.18 | Malta |
| 1930s | -1.32 | 0.8 | 2.12 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.821 | 0.8 | 0.021 | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0.8468 | 0.8 | 0.0468 | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.854 | 1.26 | 0.405 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.854 | 1.56 | 0.711 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.26 | 1.56 | 0.3056 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.56 | 0.4564 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.56 | 0.0609 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.37 | 0.3443 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.72 | 0.0947 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Lithuania or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.81 against 1.68 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Lithuania and Malta?
- 0.13, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Lithuania ranks 24th and Malta ranks 21st 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.