Common Good Justifications Score in France
France: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Common Good Justifications Score in France, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 1.19 for common good justifications score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in France peaked at 1.73 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.931, in 1945.
France ranks 51st 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 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.03 | 0.931 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9636 | 0.931 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.23 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.21 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5862 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 3.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1356 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3048 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 127.7 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 France?
- Common good justifications score in France was 1.19 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 1940.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.931 in 1945.
- How does France rank for common good justifications score?
- France ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.