Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Democracy
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
South Sudan
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
South Sudan rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.
Across all 15 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and South Sudan ranks 90th of 175 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and South Sudan ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).