Cyprus vs Papua New Guinea: Full democracy
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Cyprus
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Cyprus or Papua New Guinea?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for full democracy?
- Cyprus 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+).