El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Private civil liberties index
El Salvador
0.744
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.761
in 2025
El Salvador rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
88th
Private civil liberties index over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.761 against 0.744 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.22 | 0.183 | 0.037 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2407 | 0.183 | 0.0577 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0.183 | 0.067 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.2012 | 0.183 | 0.0182 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.2192 | 0.2553 | 0.0361 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.25 | 0.346 | 0.096 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.2368 | 0.378 | 0.1412 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1236 | 0.6135 | 0.4899 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1293 | 0.799 | 0.6697 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5903 | 0.799 | 0.2087 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8197 | 0.799 | 0.0207 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8281 | 0.79 | 0.0381 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6497 | 0.7597 | 0.11 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.761 against 0.744 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.017, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- El Salvador ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.