Legislative Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.79 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.79
in 2024
All-time low
0.617
in 2019
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea, 1951–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.79 for legislative checks on government index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.617, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.657 | — |
| 1952 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.657 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.631 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.689 | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.665 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.636 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.617 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.635 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.619 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.708 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.729 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.79 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.79 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.79 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.653, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6774 | 0.631 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6568 | 0.617 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7118 | 0.619 | 0.79 | 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 legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea?
- Legislative checks on government index in Papua New Guinea was 0.79 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.617 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Legislative 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 legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.