Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Free and fair elections

Myanmar
0
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0
in 2025
Myanmar rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

Free and fair elections over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
00.20.40.60.81192219732025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0 against 0 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1 0 1 Myanmar
1960s 1 0 1 Myanmar
1970s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1990s 1 1 0
2010s 0.8 0.2 0.6 Myanmar
2020s 0.6667 0 0.6667 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Myanmar, at 0 against 0 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for free and fair elections?
Myanmar ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.