Armenia vs Papua New Guinea: Competitive elections
Armenia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Armenia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Armenia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 104 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Armenia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Armenia or Papua New Guinea?
- Armenia, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for competitive elections?
- Armenia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.