Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea: Electoral democracy
Electoral democracy over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Papua New Guinea?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).