Strong civil society index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Strong civil society index was 0.914 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.914
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.914
in 2018
All-time low
0.353
in 1915
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Strong civil society index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.914 for strong civil society index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.914 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.353, in 1915.
That places Papua New Guinea 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.435 | 0.435 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.394 | 0.353 | 0.435 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.353 | 0.353 | 0.353 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.353 | 0.353 | 0.353 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3966 | 0.353 | 0.462 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5758 | 0.511 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7865 | 0.619 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8929 | 0.892 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.895 | 0.895 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8861 | 0.869 | 0.914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.914 | 0.914 | 0.914 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 22 Honduras 0.915 compare
- 22 Namibia 0.915 compare
- 25 Armenia 0.91 compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 0.91 compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.909 compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.36 (2050)
- 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 - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strong civil society index in Papua New Guinea?
- Strong civil society index in Papua New Guinea was 0.914 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2018.
- What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.353 in 1915.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for strong civil society index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Strong civil society index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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