Common Good Justifications Score in Ukraine
Ukraine: Common Good Justifications Score was 2.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2.77
in 2022
All-time low
-0.004
in 2013
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Common Good Justifications Score in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 2.58 for common good justifications score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Ukraine peaked at 2.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.004, in 2013.
That places Ukraine 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Common Good Justifications Score in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.836 | — |
| 1947 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.854 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.854 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.45 | +69.4% |
| 1986 | 1.55 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.22 | +42.8% |
| 1990 | 1.74 | -21.6% |
| 1991 | 1.74 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.74 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.74 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 1.57 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.44 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 0.881 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.975 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | -0.004 | -100.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -27675.0% |
| 2015 | 1.74 | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 1.74 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.17 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7 | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 2.77 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.58 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.58 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.58 | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 2.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.639, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 2.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.19, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8468 | 0.836 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.854 | 0.854 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.854 | 0.854 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 | 0.854 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 1.46 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.33 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | -0.004 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.17 | 2.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Ukraine?
- Common good justifications score in Ukraine was 2.58 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.004 in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for common good justifications score?
- Ukraine ranks 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.