Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Elite Consultations Score
Maldives
0.693
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.721
in 2025
Maldives rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.721 against 0.693 in Maldives, a difference of 0.028.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1910s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1920s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1930s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1940s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1950s | -1.84 | -2.15 | 0.317 | Maldives |
| 1960s | -1.84 | -0.616 | 1.22 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | -1.8 | 0.923 | 2.72 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -1.97 | 0.923 | 2.9 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1.87 | 0.923 | 2.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.605 | 0.923 | 1.53 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1189 | 0.5243 | 0.4054 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8527 | 0.721 | 0.1317 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.721 against 0.693 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.028, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Maldives ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.