Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Papua New Guinea
71.0%
in 2025
Somalia
74.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd
Somalia rank
160th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 74.7% against 71.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 160th of 174 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 88.3% | 11.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 82.0% | 16.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 41.9% | 45.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 36.0% | 51.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 46.6% | 41.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 65.5% | 17.3% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 74.7% against 71.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 3.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 160th 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.