Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Competitive elections lexical
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Competitive elections lexical over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 lexical, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections lexical between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for competitive elections lexical?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.