Luxembourg vs Papua New Guinea: Competitive elections
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Luxembourg
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Luxembourg or Papua New Guinea?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Papua New Guinea rank globally for competitive elections?
- Luxembourg 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.