Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea: Political Civil Liberties Index
Montenegro
0.891
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.889
in 2025
Montenegro rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
46th
Political Civil Liberties Index over time
- Montenegro
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.891 against 0.889 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Montenegro ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 176 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2511 | 0.353 | 0.1019 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.2063 | 0.3477 | 0.1413 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7295 | 0.868 | 0.1385 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7819 | 0.868 | 0.0861 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8163 | 0.8559 | 0.0396 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8815 | 0.8847 | 0.0032 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Montenegro or Papua New Guinea?
- Montenegro, at 0.891 against 0.889 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Montenegro and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.002, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Papua New Guinea?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Montenegro ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. 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 extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.