Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Common Good Justifications Score
Nicaragua
-1.26
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-1.06
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -1.06 against -1.26 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.05 | -1.51 | 0.537 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | -2.53 | -1.51 | 1.02 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | -2.58 | -1.51 | 1.07 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | -2.43 | -1.51 | 0.9235 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | -2.37 | -1.51 | 0.86 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | -2.21 | -1.51 | 0.6981 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -2.36 | -1.51 | 0.853 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -2.18 | 0.031 | 2.21 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.47 | 0.031 | 1.44 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1083 | 0.031 | 0.0773 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.2891 | 0.031 | 0.2581 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -0.1867 | -0.1397 | 0.047 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -0.8243 | 0.747 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -1.06 against -1.26 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Nicaragua ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th 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.