Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Freedom of Association Index
Australia
0.876
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.879
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Freedom of Association Index over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.879 against 0.876 in Australia, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9021 | 0.287 | 0.6151 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8793 | 0.279 | 0.6003 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.8915 | 0.271 | 0.6205 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.892 | 0.271 | 0.621 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8692 | 0.277 | 0.5922 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.8939 | 0.3203 | 0.5736 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.6772 | 0.2244 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.7944 | 0.1101 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9056 | 0.8923 | 0.0133 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.8912 | 0.0162 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8972 | 0.8897 | 0.0075 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8853 | 0.8831 | 0.0022 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.879 | 0.0012 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.879 against 0.876 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.003, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.