Civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +46.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -34.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +46.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 107 Chad 0 units per person compare
- 108 Puerto Rico 0 units per person compare
- 109 Cambodia 0 units per person compare
- 111 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 units per person compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 0 units per person compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.