Tanzania vs Uganda: Common Good Justifications Score
Tanzania
0.35
in 2025
Uganda
0.368
in 2025
Tanzania rank
116th
Uganda rank
114th
Common Good Justifications Score over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.368 against 0.35 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Uganda ahead.
Tanzania ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 114th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -3.24 | -2.55 | 0.692 | Uganda |
| 1920s | -3.24 | -2.55 | 0.692 | Uganda |
| 1930s | -3.24 | -2.55 | 0.692 | Uganda |
| 1940s | -3.24 | -2.55 | 0.692 | Uganda |
| 1950s | -3.07 | -2.45 | 0.6197 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.0871 | -1.25 | 1.34 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.566 | -2.22 | 2.79 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.4367 | -0.5014 | 0.9381 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.4448 | 0.26 | 0.1848 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.794 | 0.26 | 0.534 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.8169 | 0.3424 | 0.4745 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.6133 | 0.3095 | 0.3038 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.368 against 0.35 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 0.018, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Tanzania ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 114th 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.