Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Competitive elections
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for competitive elections?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.