Democracy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Papua New Guinea stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 57th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 57 Algeria 2 compare
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- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
- 57 El Salvador 2 compare
- 57 Georgia 2 compare
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- 57 Iraq 2 compare
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- 57 Nigeria 2 compare
- 57 Serbia 2 compare
- 57 Singapore 2 compare
- 57 Tanzania 2 compare
- 57 Togo 2 compare
- 57 Tunisia 2 compare
- 57 Turkey 2 compare
- 57 Uganda 2 compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 361.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.1521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,897 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,563 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 55.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Papua New Guinea?
- Democracy in Papua New Guinea was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).