New Zealand vs Slovakia: Common Good Justifications Score
New Zealand
-0.006
in 2025
Slovakia
-0.005
in 2025
New Zealand rank
131st
Slovakia rank
130th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports -0.005 against -0.006 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovakia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 131st and Slovakia ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 9 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.128 | 0.4555 | 0.3275 | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 0.128 | 0.319 | 0.191 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 0.19 | 0.249 | 0.059 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0.226 | -0.237 | 0.463 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.122 | -0.408 | 0.53 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.122 | -0.408 | 0.53 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.122 | -0.408 | 0.53 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.7435 | -0.282 | 1.03 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.36 | 0.5294 | 0.8356 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 0.3363 | 1.03 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 0.0952 | 1.28 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 0.2748 | 0.9277 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, New Zealand or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at -0.005 against -0.006 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 0.001, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for common good justifications score?
- New Zealand ranks 131st and Slovakia ranks 130th 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.
Individual pages
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.