Norway vs Seychelles: Common Good Justifications Score
Norway
2.36
in 2025
Seychelles
2.14
in 2025
Norway rank
9th
Seychelles rank
12th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Norway
- Seychelles
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.36 against 2.14 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.22.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 9th and Seychelles ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.286 | -2.43 | 2.71 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.286 | -2.43 | 2.71 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.286 | -2.43 | 2.71 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2758 | -2.43 | 2.7 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5984 | -1.91 | 2.51 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | -0.499 | 2.5 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.05 | -0.499 | 2.55 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.05 | -0.0496 | 2.1 | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 0.215 | 1.83 | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.05 | 0.4663 | 1.58 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 0.5487 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 0.676 | 1.34 | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 1.76 | 0.3702 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Norway or Seychelles?
- Norway, at 2.36 against 2.14 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Norway and Seychelles?
- 0.22, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Seychelles rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Norway ranks 9th and Seychelles ranks 12th 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.