Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

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

Across all 44 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0 1 1 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for democracy?
Libya ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).