Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Justified Political Positions Score
Madagascar
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.026
in 2025
Madagascar rank
122nd
Saudi Arabia rank
123rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Madagascar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0 against -0.026 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.026.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 122nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -2.42 | -2.82 | 0.401 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | -2.42 | -2.82 | 0.401 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | -2.4 | -2.6 | 0.2023 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | -0.4307 | -2.38 | 1.95 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -0.8573 | -1.63 | 0.7739 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -1.65 | -1.05 | 0.607 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.592 | -1.04 | 0.4442 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1309 | -0.768 | 0.8989 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.1394 | -0.5868 | 0.4474 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0 | -0.1042 | 0.1042 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
- Madagascar, at 0 against -0.026 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.026, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Madagascar ranks 122nd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.