Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Papua New Guinea is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2022.
That places Papua New Guinea 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 361.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.1521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,897 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,563 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 55.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Papua New Guinea?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Papua New Guinea was 6 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 114th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.