Malta vs Taiwan: Common Good Justifications Score
Malta
1.81
in 2025
Taiwan
1.77
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
Taiwan rank
23rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Malta
- Taiwan
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.81 against 1.77 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 12 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8 | -0.814 | 1.61 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.8 | -0.7929 | 1.59 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.8 | -0.603 | 1.4 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.8 | -0.2757 | 1.08 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.5128 | 0.2872 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0.55 | 0.25 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 0.5573 | 0.7017 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 0.8073 | 0.7577 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.02 | 0.5402 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 0.9343 | 0.6307 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.01 | 0.56 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.7607 | 0.6055 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.74 | 0.0207 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Malta or Taiwan?
- Malta, at 1.81 against 1.77 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Malta and Taiwan?
- 0.04, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Taiwan rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Malta ranks 21st and Taiwan ranks 23rd 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.