Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Common Good Justifications Score
Nicaragua
-1.26
in 2025
Paraguay
-1.16
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
157th
Paraguay rank
156th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -1.16 against -1.26 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 157th and Paraguay ranks 156th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.05 | -2.19 | 0.144 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | -2.53 | -2.19 | 0.3391 | Paraguay |
| 1920s | -2.58 | -1.96 | 0.6238 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | -2.43 | -1.72 | 0.7128 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | -2.37 | -2.11 | 0.2636 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | -2.21 | -2.06 | 0.1521 | Paraguay |
| 1960s | -2.36 | -2.23 | 0.133 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | -2.18 | -2.23 | 0.049 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.47 | -2.23 | 3.7 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.1083 | -1.14 | 1.25 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.2891 | -0.9408 | 1.23 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -0.1867 | -0.7417 | 0.555 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -0.9123 | 0.659 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -1.16 against -1.26 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.1, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Nicaragua ranks 157th and Paraguay ranks 156th 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.