Effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Effective power to govern score bti was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 128 countries
All-time high
8
in 2017
All-time low
3
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025

024682005201520252005: 52007: 52009: 52011: 52013: 42015: 52017: 82019: 72021: 72023: 32025: 3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.

That places Papua New Guinea 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 5 —
2007 5 +0.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2013 4 -20.0%
2015 5 +25.0%
2017 8 +60.0%
2019 7 -12.5%
2021 7 +0.0%
2023 3 -57.1%
2025 3 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5 5 5 3
2010s 5.8 4 8 5
2020s 4.33 3 7 3

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  22. 60 Turkey 3 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea?
Effective power to govern score bti in Papua New Guinea was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2017.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for effective power to govern score bti?
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score bti rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective power to govern score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Effective power to govern score bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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