Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Multi-party elections

Afghanistan
1
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Multi-party elections over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0.1 0 0.1 Afghanistan
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Afghanistan
1980s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in multi-party elections between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for multi-party elections?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.