Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Liberal political institutions index
Bhutan
0.791
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.775
in 2025
Bhutan rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.791 against 0.775 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2461 | 0.177 | 0.0691 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.297 | 0.177 | 0.12 | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 0.2994 | 0.177 | 0.1224 | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 0.3092 | 0.177 | 0.1322 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.31 | 0.2706 | 0.0394 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.394 | 0.5896 | 0.1956 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.4679 | 0.6165 | 0.1486 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.4788 | 0.6803 | 0.2015 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4802 | 0.735 | 0.2548 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5031 | 0.735 | 0.2319 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.6271 | 0.735 | 0.1079 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8397 | 0.7105 | 0.1292 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.8205 | 0.7465 | 0.074 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 0.791 against 0.775 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.016, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Bhutan ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.