Papua New Guinea vs United States: Competitive elections
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for competitive elections?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States 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.