Democracy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Democracy was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1 for democracy in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1975.
That places Papua New Guinea 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Papua New Guinea?
- Democracy in Papua New Guinea was 1 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).