Papua New Guinea vs United States: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and United States 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).