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Clientelism index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Clientelism index was 0.869 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.869
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.889
in 2008
All-time low
0.739
in 1973
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Clientelism index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.869 for clientelism index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.889 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.739, in 1973.

Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Clientelism index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.82 —
1901 0.82 +0.0%
1902 0.82 +0.0%
1903 0.82 +0.0%
1904 0.82 +0.0%
1905 0.82 +0.0%
1906 0.82 +0.0%
1907 0.82 +0.0%
1908 0.82 +0.0%
1909 0.82 +0.0%
1910 0.82 +0.0%
1911 0.82 +0.0%
1912 0.82 +0.0%
1913 0.82 +0.0%
1914 0.82 +0.0%
1915 0.82 +0.0%
1916 0.82 +0.0%
1917 0.82 +0.0%
1918 0.82 +0.0%
1919 0.82 +0.0%
1920 0.82 +0.0%
1921 0.82 +0.0%
1922 0.82 +0.0%
1923 0.82 +0.0%
1924 0.82 +0.0%
1925 0.82 +0.0%
1926 0.82 +0.0%
1927 0.82 +0.0%
1928 0.82 +0.0%
1929 0.82 +0.0%
1930 0.82 +0.0%
1931 0.82 +0.0%
1932 0.82 +0.0%
1933 0.82 +0.0%
1934 0.82 +0.0%
1935 0.82 +0.0%
1936 0.82 +0.0%
1937 0.82 +0.0%
1938 0.82 +0.0%
1939 0.82 +0.0%
1940 0.82 +0.0%
1941 0.82 +0.0%
1942 0.82 +0.0%
1943 0.82 +0.0%
1944 0.82 +0.0%
1945 0.82 +0.0%
1946 0.82 +0.0%
1947 0.82 +0.0%
1948 0.82 +0.0%
1949 0.82 +0.0%
1950 0.82 +0.0%
1951 0.826 +0.7%
1952 0.865 +4.7%
1953 0.865 +0.0%
1954 0.865 +0.0%
1955 0.865 +0.0%
1956 0.865 +0.0%
1957 0.865 +0.0%
1958 0.865 +0.0%
1959 0.865 +0.0%
1960 0.865 +0.0%
1961 0.868 +0.3%
1962 0.868 +0.0%
1963 0.868 +0.0%
1964 0.869 +0.1%
1965 0.869 +0.0%
1966 0.869 +0.0%
1967 0.869 +0.0%
1968 0.872 +0.3%
1969 0.872 +0.0%
1970 0.763 -12.5%
1971 0.763 +0.0%
1972 0.742 -2.8%
1973 0.739 -0.4%
1974 0.739 +0.0%
1975 0.841 +13.8%
1976 0.841 +0.0%
1977 0.84 -0.1%
1978 0.839 -0.1%
1979 0.839 +0.0%
1980 0.839 +0.0%
1981 0.839 +0.0%
1982 0.834 -0.6%
1983 0.83 -0.5%
1984 0.83 +0.0%
1985 0.83 +0.0%
1986 0.83 +0.0%
1987 0.856 +3.1%
1988 0.877 +2.5%
1989 0.877 +0.0%
1990 0.877 +0.0%
1991 0.877 +0.0%
1992 0.878 +0.1%
1993 0.879 +0.1%
1994 0.879 +0.0%
1995 0.879 +0.0%
1996 0.879 +0.0%
1997 0.883 +0.5%
1998 0.886 +0.3%
1999 0.886 +0.0%
2000 0.886 +0.0%
2001 0.886 +0.0%
2002 0.869 -1.9%
2003 0.855 -1.6%
2004 0.855 +0.0%
2005 0.855 +0.0%
2006 0.855 +0.0%
2007 0.872 +2.0%
2008 0.889 +1.9%
2009 0.889 +0.0%
2010 0.889 +0.0%
2011 0.889 +0.0%
2012 0.889 +0.0%
2013 0.889 +0.0%
2014 0.889 +0.0%
2015 0.889 +0.0%
2016 0.889 +0.0%
2017 0.881 -0.9%
2018 0.873 -0.9%
2019 0.873 +0.0%
2020 0.873 +0.0%
2021 0.873 +0.0%
2022 0.871 -0.2%
2023 0.869 -0.2%
2024 0.869 +0.0%
2025 0.869 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.869 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6325, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.869 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4255, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1910s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1920s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1930s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1940s 0.82 0.82 0.82 10
1950s 0.8566 0.82 0.865 10
1960s 0.8689 0.865 0.872 10
1970s 0.7946 0.739 0.841 10
1980s 0.8442 0.83 0.877 10
1990s 0.8803 0.877 0.886 10
2000s 0.8711 0.855 0.889 10
2010s 0.885 0.873 0.889 10
2020s 0.8707 0.869 0.873 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 7 Yemen 0.879 compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 0.878 compare
  3. 9 Haiti 0.877 compare
  4. 11 Madagascar 0.867 compare
  5. 12 Burundi 0.862 compare
  6. 13 Nicaragua 0.859 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Papua New Guinea?
Clientelism index in Papua New Guinea was 0.869 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.889 in 2008.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.739 in 1973.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for clientelism index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Clientelism index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed