Common Good Justifications Score in Belgium
Belgium: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.551 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Common Good Justifications Score in Belgium, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for common good justifications score in Belgium is 0.551, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Belgium peaked at 1.82 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -0.542, in 1941.
Belgium ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.27 | 0.936 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7114 | -0.542 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 | 1.4 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.1 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8138 | 0.551 | 1.39 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.25 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0177 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4336 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.84 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 145.66 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Belgium?
- Common good justifications score in Belgium was 0.551 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 1945.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.542 in 1941.
- How does Belgium rank for common good justifications score?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.