Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Common Good Justifications Score
Mauritania
-0.775
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.754
in 2025
Mauritania rank
150th
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Mauritania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -0.754 against -0.775 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.021.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -1.98 | -1.26 | 0.712 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | -1.74 | -1.26 | 0.4771 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | -1.19 | -1.26 | 0.071 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | -0.392 | -1.26 | 0.872 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -0.4241 | -1.26 | 0.8399 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -1.21 | -1.26 | 0.057 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -1.21 | -1.26 | 0.057 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.9122 | -1.26 | 0.3518 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.7209 | -1.19 | 0.472 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -0.8332 | -0.8275 | 0.0057 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -0.754 against -0.775 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.021, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Mauritania ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th 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.