Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Suffrage

Laos
100
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
100
in 2025
Laos rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 0 0 0 —
1940s 16 0 16 Laos
1950s 53.5 45 8.5 Laos
1960s 73.1 80 6.9 Papua New Guinea
1970s 100 100 0 —
1980s 100 100 0 —
1990s 100 100 0 —
2000s 100 100 0 —
2010s 100 100 0 —
2020s 100 100 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suffrage, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Laos, at 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suffrage?
Laos ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed