Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Haiti
70.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
71.0%
in 2025
Haiti rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Haiti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 71.0% against 70.2% in Haiti, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Haiti ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.0% | 100.0% | 9.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 98.8% | 10.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 87.6% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 87.6% | 0.7% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 88.0% | 3.8% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 82.8% | 6.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 71.0% against 70.2% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Haiti ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.