Judicial Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.863 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.863
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.863
in 2023
All-time low
0.314
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial checks on government index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.863. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.863 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 1900.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.314 | — |
| 1901 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.396 | +26.1% |
| 1946 | 0.669 | +68.9% |
| 1947 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.834 | +24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.827 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.815 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.806 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.799 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.804 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.863 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.863 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.863 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.863 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7255, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4642 | 0.314 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.669 | 0.669 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.669 | 0.669 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7515 | 0.669 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8064 | 0.799 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8615 | 0.86 | 0.863 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 judicial checks on government index in Papua New Guinea?
- Judicial checks on government index in Papua New Guinea was 0.863 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 in 2023.
- What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 1900.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for judicial checks on government index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.