Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Elected political leaders index
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.793 | 0.304 | 0.489 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.