Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Egalitarian political institutions index
Guatemala
0.435
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.429
in 2025
Guatemala rank
128th
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Guatemala
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.435 against 0.429 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guatemala ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.045 | 0.047 | 0.002 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.045 | 0.047 | 0.002 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.046 | 0.047 | 0.001 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.0383 | 0.055 | 0.0167 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.1685 | 0.114 | 0.0545 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.1926 | 0.186 | 0.0066 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.1208 | 0.192 | 0.0712 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.124 | 0.364 | 0.24 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1608 | 0.458 | 0.2972 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2941 | 0.4682 | 0.1741 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3108 | 0.477 | 0.1662 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3053 | 0.4597 | 0.1544 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3517 | 0.451 | 0.0993 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Guatemala, at 0.435 against 0.429 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.006, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Guatemala ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.