Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Deliberative Democracy Index
Guyana
0.245
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.248
in 2025
Guyana rank
106th
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.248 against 0.245 in Guyana, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0896 | 0.02 | 0.0696 | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.092 | 0.02 | 0.072 | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.0921 | 0.02 | 0.0721 | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.2056 | 0.02 | 0.1856 | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.2091 | 0.0212 | 0.1879 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 0.2061 | 0.0338 | 0.1723 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.1795 | 0.0651 | 0.1144 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.1419 | 0.2812 | 0.1393 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1304 | 0.3458 | 0.2154 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1874 | 0.3298 | 0.1424 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3196 | 0.3198 | 0.0002 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3783 | 0.258 | 0.1203 | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.2595 | 0.2485 | 0.011 | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.245 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Guyana ranks 106th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.