Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Full democracy
Chile
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for full democracy?
- Chile ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).