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

Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.241 in Paraguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

0.007, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Papua New Guinea

0.248

in 2025

Paraguay

0.241

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

101st

Paraguay rank

104th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Paraguay

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.248 against 0.241 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 104th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.018	0.0335	0.0155	Paraguay
1910s	0.0175	0.0336	0.0161	Paraguay
1920s	0.017	0.0378	0.0208	Paraguay
1930s	0.019	0.0378	0.0188	Paraguay
1940s	0.0356	0.0294	0.0062	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.0696	0.0272	0.0424	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.0917	0.0326	0.0591	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.2389	0.0387	0.2002	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.31	0.0406	0.2694	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.2991	0.1577	0.1414	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.294	0.2327	0.0613	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.2534	0.2511	0.0023	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.254	0.2442	0.0098	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.241 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 0.007, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 104th 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.