Seychelles vs Sweden: Common Good Justifications Score
Seychelles
2.14
in 2025
Sweden
2.04
in 2025
Seychelles rank
12th
Sweden rank
14th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Seychelles
- Sweden
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.14 against 2.04 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Sweden ahead.
Seychelles ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.43 | 0.37 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -2.43 | 0.37 | 2.8 | Sweden |
| 1920s | -2.43 | 0.8568 | 3.28 | Sweden |
| 1930s | -2.43 | 1.02 | 3.45 | Sweden |
| 1940s | -1.91 | 1.46 | 3.37 | Sweden |
| 1950s | -0.499 | 1.93 | 2.43 | Sweden |
| 1960s | -0.499 | 2.08 | 2.58 | Sweden |
| 1970s | -0.0496 | 2.34 | 2.39 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.215 | 1.84 | 1.62 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4663 | 2.1 | 1.64 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5487 | 2.1 | 1.55 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.676 | 2.33 | 1.66 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.76 | 2.18 | 0.4207 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Seychelles or Sweden?
- Seychelles, at 2.14 against 2.04 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Seychelles and Sweden?
- 0.1, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sweden?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Sweden rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Seychelles ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th 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.