Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Freedom of Association Index
Brazil
0.882
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.879
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Freedom of Association Index over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.882 against 0.879 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4077 | 0.287 | 0.1207 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.4072 | 0.279 | 0.1282 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.3921 | 0.271 | 0.1211 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2295 | 0.271 | 0.0415 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.2855 | 0.277 | 0.0085 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.6054 | 0.3203 | 0.2851 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3592 | 0.6772 | 0.318 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1445 | 0.7944 | 0.6499 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.6022 | 0.8923 | 0.2901 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.9372 | 0.8912 | 0.046 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9376 | 0.8897 | 0.0479 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9203 | 0.8831 | 0.0372 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.891 | 0.879 | 0.012 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Brazil, at 0.882 against 0.879 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.003, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Brazil ranks 26th 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.