El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Political regime

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th

Political regime over time

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.5 0 0.5 El Salvador
1910s 0.5 0 0.5 El Salvador
1920s 0.7 0 0.7 El Salvador
1930s 0.4 0 0.4 El Salvador
1940s 0.2 0 0.2 El Salvador
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 El Salvador
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 El Salvador
1970s 0.9 1.5 0.6 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.5556 2 1.44 Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.1 2 0.9 Papua New Guinea
2000s 2 1.8 0.2 El Salvador
2010s 2 1 1 El Salvador
2020s 1.17 1 0.1667 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in political regime between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political regime?
El Salvador ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political regime
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed