Free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Free country, gaps filled was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1 for free country, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1975.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 | — |
| 1976 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Free country, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 1 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest free country, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1976.
- What is the lowest free country, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for free country, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free country, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Free country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Free country Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
Free country with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.