Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.89 | 1 | 2.89 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 1 | 2.1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates 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).