Malaysia vs Maldives: Common Good Justifications Score
Malaysia
0.882
in 2025
Maldives
0.907
in 2025
Malaysia rank
77th
Maldives rank
74th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.907 against 0.882 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 74th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 10 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.99 | -3.19 | 1.2 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -1.99 | -3.19 | 1.2 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | -1.99 | -3.19 | 1.2 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -1.99 | -2.14 | 0.1558 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | -2.06 | -1.88 | 0.1844 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -1.28 | -1.88 | 0.6035 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.161 | -2.13 | 1.97 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.269 | -2.97 | 2.7 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.269 | -1.53 | 1.27 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -0.1025 | -1.53 | 1.43 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0732 | -0.5414 | 0.6146 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.3923 | 0.7658 | 0.3735 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.882 | 1.38 | 0.5013 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.907 against 0.882 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.025, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Malaysia ranks 77th and Maldives ranks 74th 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.