New Zealand vs Thailand: Common Good Justifications Score
New Zealand
-0.006
in 2025
Thailand
-0.102
in 2025
New Zealand rank
131st
Thailand rank
134th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -0.006 against -0.102 in Thailand, a difference of 0.096.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 131st and Thailand ranks 134th of 175 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.128 | -1.4 | 1.53 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.128 | -1.21 | 1.34 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.128 | -1.19 | 1.32 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.19 | -1.15 | 1.34 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.226 | -0.5508 | 0.7768 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.122 | -1.15 | 1.27 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.122 | -1.06 | 1.18 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.122 | -0.6166 | 0.7386 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.7435 | -0.4574 | 1.2 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.36 | -0.0232 | 1.39 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.36 | -0.2149 | 1.58 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.38 | -1.2 | 2.57 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.2 | -0.7313 | 1.93 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, New Zealand or Thailand?
- New Zealand, at -0.006 against -0.102 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 0.096, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for common good justifications score?
- New Zealand ranks 131st and Thailand ranks 134th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.