Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Chad or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.197 against 0.186 in Chad as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Chad and Papua New Guinea?

0.011, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Papua New Guinea: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Chad

0.186

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.197

in 2025

Chad rank

155th

Papua New Guinea rank

154th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Chad
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.197 against 0.186 in Chad, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.222	0.059	0.163	Chad
1930s	0.222	0.085	0.137	Chad
1940s	0.2205	0.085	0.1355	Chad
1950s	0.219	0.085	0.134	Chad
1960s	0.352	0.085	0.267	Chad
1970s	0.3033	0.204	0.0993	Chad
1980s	0.217	0.204	0.013	Chad
1990s	0.1362	0.2268	0.0906	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.1997	0.223	0.0233	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.1998	0.184	0.0158	Chad
2020s	0.1987	0.1862	0.0125	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Chad or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.197 against 0.186 in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Chad and Papua New Guinea?: 0.011, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Chad ranks 155th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.