Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Elections for the governments chief executive
Maldives
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections for the governments chief executive, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.