What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?

0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?

94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Participatory Political Institutions Index

Comoros

0.51

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.511

in 2025

Comoros rank

98th

Papua New Guinea rank

97th

Participatory Political Institutions Index over time

Comoros
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.511 against 0.51 in Comoros, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.031	0.021	0.01	Comoros
1910s	0.0415	0.021	0.0205	Comoros
1940s	0.067	0.064	0.003	Comoros
1950s	0.0682	0.07	0.0018	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.07	0.1982	0.1282	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.1601	0.3845	0.2244	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.3677	0.5129	0.1452	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.4639	0.515	0.0511	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.5436	0.515	0.0286	Comoros
2010s	0.5667	0.5131	0.0536	Comoros
2020s	0.5153	0.511	0.0043	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.511 against 0.51 in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?: 0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?: 94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for participatory political institutions index?: Comoros ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.