Free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Free fair elections bti was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, 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.
Free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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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 free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea?
- Free fair elections bti in Papua New Guinea was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free fair elections bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest free fair elections bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for free fair elections bti?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free fair elections bti rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Free fair elections bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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