El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Free country, gaps filled
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
90th
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Free country, gaps filled over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, gaps filled, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country, gaps filled between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for free country, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.