Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Common Good Justifications Score
Myanmar
-1.31
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.06
in 2025
Myanmar rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Myanmar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.06 against -1.31 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.09 | -1.51 | 0.418 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | -1.09 | -1.51 | 0.418 | Myanmar |
| 1920s | -1.09 | -1.51 | 0.418 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | -1.05 | -1.51 | 0.4648 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | -0.9629 | -1.51 | 0.5471 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.1411 | -1.51 | 1.65 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | -0.7434 | -1.51 | 0.7666 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | -1.23 | 0.031 | 1.26 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.33 | 0.031 | 1.37 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1.4 | 0.031 | 1.43 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -1.4 | 0.031 | 1.43 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.7542 | -0.1397 | 0.8939 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | -0.8037 | -0.8243 | 0.0207 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -1.06 against -1.31 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.25, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Myanmar ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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.