Congo, Rep. vs Saudi Arabia: Justified Political Positions Score

Congo, Rep.
0.01
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.026
in 2025
Congo, Rep. rank
120th
Saudi Arabia rank
123rd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Congo, Rep.
  • Saudi Arabia
-3-2-101190319642025

How they compare

Congo, Rep. currently reports 0.01 against -0.026 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.036.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Congo, Rep. ahead.

Congo, Rep. ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd of 175 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Congo, Rep. averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Rep. Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1930s -2.02 -2.82 0.801 Congo, Rep.
1940s -1.91 -2.82 0.9105 Congo, Rep.
1950s -1.33 -2.6 1.27 Congo, Rep.
1960s 0.2295 -2.38 2.61 Congo, Rep.
1970s -0.7951 -1.63 0.8361 Congo, Rep.
1980s -0.996 -1.05 0.05 Congo, Rep.
1990s 0.3956 -1.04 1.43 Congo, Rep.
2000s -0.294 -0.768 0.474 Congo, Rep.
2010s -0.2941 -0.5868 0.2927 Congo, Rep.
2020s -0.115 -0.1042 0.0108 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Congo, Rep. or Saudi Arabia?
Congo, Rep., at 0.01 against -0.026 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Congo, Rep. and Saudi Arabia?
0.036, with Congo, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Saudi Arabia?
94 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2025.
How do Congo, Rep. and Saudi Arabia rank globally for justified political positions score?
Congo, Rep. ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.