Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Free and fair elections index
Iran
0.235
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.27
in 2025
Iran rank
127th
Papua New Guinea rank
125th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Iran
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.27 against 0.235 in Iran, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Iran ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | 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 | 0.128 | 0.4824 | 0.3544 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2055 | 0.5348 | 0.3293 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.257 | 0.4868 | 0.2298 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3287 | 0.4311 | 0.1024 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3046 | 0.3921 | 0.0875 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3073 | 0.2545 | 0.0528 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.2385 | 0.2627 | 0.0242 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.27 against 0.235 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.035, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Iran ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.