Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea: Free and Fair Elections Index
Hong Kong
0.286
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.27
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
122nd
Papua New Guinea rank
125th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Hong Kong
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.286 against 0.27 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.016.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2899 | 0.2899 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4824 | 0.4824 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5348 | 0.5348 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4868 | 0.4868 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6556 | 0.4311 | 0.2245 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.8121 | 0.3921 | 0.42 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.7758 | 0.2545 | 0.5213 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.4165 | 0.2627 | 0.1538 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Hong Kong or Papua New Guinea?
- Hong Kong, at 0.286 against 0.27 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.016, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Hong Kong ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.