Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Democratic change
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd
South Africa rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for democratic change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and South Africa 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
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.