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

Lebanon, at 0.254 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

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

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Lebanon

0.254

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.248

in 2025

Lebanon rank

99th

Papua New Guinea rank

101st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Lebanon
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.254 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.121	0.017	0.104	Lebanon
1920s	0.1293	0.017	0.1123	Lebanon
1930s	0.1413	0.019	0.1223	Lebanon
1940s	0.1775	0.0356	0.1419	Lebanon
1950s	0.2085	0.0696	0.1389	Lebanon
1960s	0.2252	0.0917	0.1335	Lebanon
1970s	0.2214	0.2389	0.0175	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.2258	0.31	0.0842	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.2207	0.2991	0.0784	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.2563	0.294	0.0377	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.2837	0.2534	0.0303	Lebanon
2020s	0.2383	0.254	0.0157	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?: Lebanon, at 0.254 against 0.248 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?: 0.006, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Lebanon ranks 99th 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: 28 August 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.