Mexico vs Portugal: Common Good Justifications Score
Mexico
1.18
in 2025
Portugal
1.19
in 2025
Mexico rank
56th
Portugal rank
53rd
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Mexico
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.19 against 1.18 in Mexico, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 9 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.558 | -3.38 | 2.82 | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.2358 | -1.75 | 1.98 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.6287 | -1.41 | 2.04 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.1 | -1.26 | 2.36 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.1 | -1.18 | 2.28 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.1 | -1.16 | 2.26 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.1 | -1.29 | 2.39 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.1092 | 0.9938 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.9283 | 0.9371 | 0.0088 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.911 | 1.18 | 0.2705 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.28 | 0.1511 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.61 | 0.282 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.5 | 0.2095 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Mexico or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.19 against 1.18 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Mexico and Portugal?
- 0.01, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Mexico ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 53rd 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.