Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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 | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | 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 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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).