Regulation of Political Participation Score in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Regulation of Political Participation Score was 2 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1975
Years of data
44
1975–2018

Regulation of Political Participation Score in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2018

00.511.521975199620181975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 2

Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 2 for regulation of political participation score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulation of political participation score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1975.

That places Papua New Guinea 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Regulation of Political Participation Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Regulation of Political Participation Score in Papua New Guinea, 1975 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1975 1
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 2 +100.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 5
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1.78 1 2 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulation of political participation score in Papua New Guinea?
Regulation of political participation score in Papua New Guinea was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest regulation of political participation score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
What is the lowest regulation of political participation score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1975.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for regulation of political participation score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is regulation of political participation score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
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Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).