Germany vs Papua New Guinea: Full democracy
Germany
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Germany
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | — |
| 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, Germany or Papua New Guinea?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Germany and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Papua New Guinea?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Papua New Guinea rank globally for full democracy?
- Germany 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+).