Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Democracy
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Tajikistan
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Tajikistan rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Tajikistan ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 1 | 2.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Tajikistan 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).