Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: Competitive elections
Liberia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Liberia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for competitive elections?
- Liberia 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.