Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Democratic Features Index

Papua New Guinea
5.02
in 2025
Philippines
5.25
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
58th
Philippines rank
56th

Democratic Features Index over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
0246200520152025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 5.25 against 5.02 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2333.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Philippines ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 58th and Philippines ranks 56th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic Features Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).