Mozambique vs Papua New Guinea: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Mozambique
0.173
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.197
in 2025
Mozambique rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
154th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

  • Mozambique
  • Papua New Guinea
00.10.20.30.4190019622025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.197 against 0.173 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.024.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mozambique ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.045 0.059 0.014 Papua New Guinea
1910s 0.045 0.059 0.014 Papua New Guinea
1920s 0.045 0.059 0.014 Papua New Guinea
1930s 0.045 0.085 0.04 Papua New Guinea
1940s 0.045 0.085 0.04 Papua New Guinea
1950s 0.045 0.085 0.04 Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.045 0.085 0.04 Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.2197 0.204 0.0157 Mozambique
1980s 0.3157 0.204 0.1117 Mozambique
1990s 0.2928 0.2268 0.066 Mozambique
2000s 0.308 0.223 0.085 Mozambique
2010s 0.2819 0.184 0.0979 Mozambique
2020s 0.2022 0.1862 0.016 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Mozambique or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.197 against 0.173 in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
0.024, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
Mozambique ranks 156th 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
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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.