Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Free and Fair Elections Index
Papua New Guinea
0.27
in 2025
Rwanda
0.227
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
125th
Rwanda rank
128th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.27 against 0.227 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.043.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.2899 | 0 | 0.2899 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.4824 | 0.334 | 0.1484 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5348 | 0.1724 | 0.3624 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4868 | 0.362 | 0.1248 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4311 | 0.1174 | 0.3137 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3921 | 0.1196 | 0.2725 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2545 | 0.3129 | 0.0584 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.2627 | 0.3008 | 0.0382 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.27 against 0.227 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.043, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 128th 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.