Panama vs United States: Common Good Justifications Score
Panama
0.443
in 2025
United States
0.414
in 2025
Panama rank
105th
United States rank
107th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Panama
- United States
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.443 against 0.414 in United States, a difference of 0.029.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was United States ahead.
Panama ranks 105th and United States ranks 107th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.6 | 0.522 | 3.12 | United States |
| 1910s | -2.48 | 0.6442 | 3.12 | United States |
| 1920s | -2.48 | 0.5024 | 2.98 | United States |
| 1930s | -2.02 | 1.13 | 3.14 | United States |
| 1940s | -1.75 | 1.13 | 2.88 | United States |
| 1950s | -1.81 | 0.9385 | 2.75 | United States |
| 1960s | -1.09 | 1.17 | 2.26 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.783 | 1.52 | 0.7392 | United States |
| 1980s | -0.9428 | 1.55 | 2.49 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0565 | 1.79 | 1.74 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4536 | 1.56 | 1.1 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5617 | 1.17 | 0.6111 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3345 | 1.07 | 0.7345 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Panama or United States?
- Panama, at 0.443 against 0.414 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Panama and United States?
- 0.029, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United States?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and United States rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Panama ranks 105th and United States ranks 107th 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.