Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Kiribati 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).