Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?

Indonesia, at 0.252 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Indonesia

0.252

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.248

in 2025

Indonesia rank

100th

Papua New Guinea rank

101st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Indonesia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.252 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.016	0.018	0.002	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.0161	0.0175	0.0014	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.0168	0.017	0.0002	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.016	0.019	0.003	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.057	0.0356	0.0214	Indonesia
1950s	0.1883	0.0696	0.1187	Indonesia
1960s	0.1246	0.0917	0.0329	Indonesia
1970s	0.1187	0.2389	0.1202	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.1247	0.31	0.1853	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.1599	0.2991	0.1392	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.4542	0.294	0.1602	Indonesia
2010s	0.4253	0.2534	0.1719	Indonesia
2020s	0.2927	0.254	0.0387	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?: Indonesia, at 0.252 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?: 0.004, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Indonesia ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.