Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Democratic change

Namibia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd

Democratic change over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1.4 0.4 Papua New Guinea
1950s 1 1.2 0.2 Papua New Guinea
1960s 1 1.5 0.5 Papua New Guinea
1970s 1 1.6 0.6 Papua New Guinea
1980s 2 1 1 Namibia
1990s 1.6 1 0.6 Namibia
2000s 1 0.7 0.3 Namibia
2010s 1 0.6 0.4 Namibia
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democratic change, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in democratic change between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for democratic change?
Namibia ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic change
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.