Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Democracy
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
87th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for democracy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 87th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.