Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index was 0.912 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.912
in 1975
All-time low
0.142
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.912 for strong elected regional governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong elected regional governments index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.912 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.142, in 1960.
That places Papua New Guinea 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.142 | — |
| 1961 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.912 | +542.3% |
| 1976 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.912 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.214, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.912 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.196, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.527 | 0.142 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.912 | 0.912 | 0.912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strong elected regional governments index in Papua New Guinea?
- Strong elected regional governments index in Papua New Guinea was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 1975.
- What is the lowest strong elected regional governments index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.142 in 1960.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for strong elected regional governments index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong elected regional governments index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.