Papua New Guinea vs Ukraine: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Papua New Guinea
71.0%
in 2025
Ukraine
69.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd
Ukraine rank
165th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Ukraine
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 71.0% against 69.0% in Ukraine, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ukraine ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Ukraine ranks 165th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 100.0% | 1.2% | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 97.7% | 10.2% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 96.1% | 8.5% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.7% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 77.3% | 5.6% | 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 Ukraine?
- Papua New Guinea, at 71.0% against 69.0% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Papua New Guinea and Ukraine?
- 2.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Ukraine?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Ukraine rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Ukraine ranks 165th 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.