Common Good Justifications Score in United States
United States: Common Good Justifications Score was 0.414 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in United States, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.414 for common good justifications score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in United States peaked at 1.85 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.366, in 2020.
United States ranks 107th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6442 | 0.522 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5024 | 0.475 | 0.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 | 0.564 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.13 | 0.704 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9385 | 0.855 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 1.03 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 | 1.28 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.66 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.476 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 0.366 | 1.6 | 6 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5014 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0594 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8696 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9189 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.86 2010 = 100 (2024)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in United States?
- Common good justifications score in United States was 0.414 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 1993.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.366 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for common good justifications score?
- United States ranks 107th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.