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Political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Political civil liberties index was 0.889 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.889
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
46th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2022
All-time low
0.341
in 1915
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.889 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.341, in 1915.

That places Papua New Guinea 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.353 —
1901 0.353 +0.0%
1902 0.353 +0.0%
1903 0.353 +0.0%
1904 0.353 +0.0%
1905 0.353 +0.0%
1906 0.353 +0.0%
1907 0.353 +0.0%
1908 0.353 +0.0%
1909 0.353 +0.0%
1910 0.353 +0.0%
1911 0.353 +0.0%
1912 0.353 +0.0%
1913 0.353 +0.0%
1914 0.353 +0.0%
1915 0.341 -3.4%
1916 0.341 +0.0%
1917 0.341 +0.0%
1918 0.341 +0.0%
1919 0.341 +0.0%
1920 0.341 +0.0%
1921 0.341 +0.0%
1922 0.341 +0.0%
1923 0.341 +0.0%
1924 0.341 +0.0%
1925 0.341 +0.0%
1926 0.341 +0.0%
1927 0.341 +0.0%
1928 0.341 +0.0%
1929 0.341 +0.0%
1930 0.341 +0.0%
1931 0.341 +0.0%
1932 0.341 +0.0%
1933 0.341 +0.0%
1934 0.341 +0.0%
1935 0.341 +0.0%
1936 0.341 +0.0%
1937 0.341 +0.0%
1938 0.341 +0.0%
1939 0.341 +0.0%
1940 0.341 +0.0%
1941 0.341 +0.0%
1942 0.341 +0.0%
1943 0.341 +0.0%
1944 0.341 +0.0%
1945 0.341 +0.0%
1946 0.491 +44.0%
1947 0.491 +0.0%
1948 0.491 +0.0%
1949 0.491 +0.0%
1950 0.507 +3.3%
1951 0.507 +0.0%
1952 0.507 +0.0%
1953 0.507 +0.0%
1954 0.507 +0.0%
1955 0.507 +0.0%
1956 0.507 +0.0%
1957 0.507 +0.0%
1958 0.507 +0.0%
1959 0.507 +0.0%
1960 0.635 +25.2%
1961 0.635 +0.0%
1962 0.635 +0.0%
1963 0.635 +0.0%
1964 0.65 +2.4%
1965 0.65 +0.0%
1966 0.65 +0.0%
1967 0.65 +0.0%
1968 0.65 +0.0%
1969 0.65 +0.0%
1970 0.678 +4.3%
1971 0.678 +0.0%
1972 0.678 +0.0%
1973 0.711 +4.9%
1974 0.711 +0.0%
1975 0.876 +23.2%
1976 0.876 +0.0%
1977 0.876 +0.0%
1978 0.876 +0.0%
1979 0.876 +0.0%
1980 0.863 -1.5%
1981 0.863 +0.0%
1982 0.863 +0.0%
1983 0.863 +0.0%
1984 0.863 +0.0%
1985 0.863 +0.0%
1986 0.863 +0.0%
1987 0.863 +0.0%
1988 0.863 +0.0%
1989 0.868 +0.6%
1990 0.868 +0.0%
1991 0.868 +0.0%
1992 0.868 +0.0%
1993 0.868 +0.0%
1994 0.868 +0.0%
1995 0.868 +0.0%
1996 0.868 +0.0%
1997 0.868 +0.0%
1998 0.868 +0.0%
1999 0.868 +0.0%
2000 0.868 +0.0%
2001 0.868 +0.0%
2002 0.868 +0.0%
2003 0.868 +0.0%
2004 0.868 +0.0%
2005 0.868 +0.0%
2006 0.868 +0.0%
2007 0.868 +0.0%
2008 0.868 +0.0%
2009 0.868 +0.0%
2010 0.864 -0.5%
2011 0.859 -0.6%
2012 0.854 -0.6%
2013 0.854 +0.0%
2014 0.854 +0.0%
2015 0.854 +0.0%
2016 0.854 +0.0%
2017 0.837 -2.0%
2018 0.859 +2.6%
2019 0.87 +1.3%
2020 0.879 +1.0%
2021 0.879 +0.0%
2022 0.9 +2.4%
2023 0.888 -1.3%
2024 0.873 -1.7%
2025 0.889 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.353 0.353 0.353 10
1910s 0.347 0.341 0.353 10
1920s 0.341 0.341 0.341 10
1930s 0.341 0.341 0.341 10
1940s 0.401 0.341 0.491 10
1950s 0.507 0.507 0.507 10
1960s 0.644 0.635 0.65 10
1970s 0.7836 0.678 0.876 10
1980s 0.8635 0.863 0.868 10
1990s 0.868 0.868 0.868 10
2000s 0.868 0.868 0.868 10
2010s 0.8559 0.837 0.87 10
2020s 0.8847 0.873 0.9 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 44 Malta 0.891 compare
  2. 44 Montenegro 0.891 compare
  3. 47 Panama 0.885 compare
  4. 48 South Africa 0.884 compare
  5. 49 Cyprus 0.879 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea?
Political civil liberties index in Papua New Guinea was 0.889 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2022.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.341 in 1915.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for political civil liberties index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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